Law, crime and regulation
Legal cases, stolen art, regulation and tax issues remain important part of the art and antiques sector.
This category ranges from the levy of the Artist’s Resale Right to controversies over fakes and forgeries.
ATG letter: New ivory sold ‘as antique’ is big problem
04 December 2017MADAM – In the ivory debate, the argument concerning cultural vandalism has been made effectively. The financial loss to collectors and dealers has been well aired.
Fair theft is insult to Great War hero’s memory
04 December 2017MADAM – Theft at an antiques fair is bad enough, but when it involves the memory of a First World War hero and a slice of our patriotic and social history, it is abhorrent.
![APPG endangered species](https://gazette-eu-west2.azureedge.net/media/22371/ivory-meeting-2319ne.jpg?center=0.50755287009063443,0.45578231292517007&mode=crop&width=125&height=125&rnd=131562578520000000&updated=11%2f27%2f2017+12%3a04%3a12)
Ivory: Trade tells MPs to back licensing
27 November 2017For the first time, the UK art and antiques trade has publicly made the case for a licensing system that would permit the sale of antique ivory on a case-by-case basis.
Export deferral system under internal review
27 November 2017An internal review into the export licence system for works of art is under way, writes Roland Arkell.
ATG letter: Don’t be complacent on ivory trade ban risk
27 November 2017MADAM – I wrote to my MP in February regarding the ivory issue and his reply stated that the consultation was going to be on ‘modern’ ivory!
![Leonardo’s Salvator Mundi](https://gazette-eu-west2.azureedge.net/media/22144/leonardo-salvator-mundi-2319web-24-11-17.jpg?center=0.338,0.49421965317919075&mode=crop&width=125&height=125&rnd=131559912460000000&updated=11%2f24%2f2017+10%3a00%3a46)
Feud between previous owners of $450m Leonardo could head to UK courts
24 November 2017The ongoing legal dispute between Dmitry Rybolovlev, the vendor of Leonardo’s ‘Salvator Mundi’ which sold this month for $450m at Christie’s New York, and the Swiss businessman Yves Bouvier from whom he acquired it may be heading to the UK courts.
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Trade cautiously welcomes government’s Autumn Statement help for small businesses
22 November 2017Small businesses were given a small reprieve in chancellor Philip Hammond’s Autumn Statement today with an update on business rates and the VAT threshold.
![Rachel Maclean](https://gazette-eu-west2.azureedge.net/media/22091/rachel-maclean-2318nedi.jpg?center=0.33541927409261579,0.45333333333333331&mode=crop&width=125&height=125&rnd=131556621180000000&updated=11%2f20%2f2017+14%3a35%3a18)
Trade to make ivory case to MPs and peers
20 November 2017The art and antiques trade has a new opportunity to state the case for antique ivory in a meeting with MPs and peers this week.
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Germany to debate heritage bill
20 November 2017The impact of the controversial 2016 cultural heritage bill has moved up the political agenda in Germany in the wake of the country’s recent elections.
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BADA teams up with logistics software provider to help dealers tackle key customs challenges
20 November 2017The British Antique Dealers’ Association (BADA) has teamed up with Descartes Systems Group to help members manage interactions with Customs Authorities.
Ivory debate ‘lacks common sense’
20 November 2017MADAM – I’m amazed at the lack of common sense that pervades the ivory debate. The only thing that will save live elephants is to stop the poaching.
The merits of chargeback
20 November 2017MADAM – I was interested to read about good practice in regards to credit and debit card chargebacks (ATG No 2316).
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Ivory - Final thoughts at one to midnight
20 November 2017MADAM – Four years ago I was told by other dealers and auctioneers there was nothing to worry about in regards to a ban on antique ivory.
![Lips](https://gazette-eu-west2.azureedge.net/media/21811/lips-sofa-2318nedi.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=125&height=125&rnd=131554105020000000&updated=11%2f17%2f2017+16%3a41%3a42)
Buyer sought to keep £500,000 Salvador Dalí Mae West lips sofa in the UK
17 November 2017A Salvador Dalí Mae West lips sofa has been blocked from export in the hope a buyer can be found to pay nearly £500,000 to keep it in the UK.
![Aristophil](https://gazette-eu-west2.azureedge.net/media/21783/aristophil-scroll-2318nedi.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=125&height=125&rnd=131553076310000000&updated=11%2f16%2f2017+12%3a07%3a11)
Multi-million-pound collection of manuscripts from the scandal-hit Aristophil to be auctioned in Paris
16 November 2017A huge collection of manuscripts from investment scheme Aristophil will finally be resold in Paris after a two-year wait.
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Antique firearms dealer guilty of supplying weapons and handcrafted bullets to gangland criminals
15 November 2017The conviction of a firearms dealer from Gloucestershire has highlighted the problem of antique weapons being adapted for criminal use.
Art market’s lack of transparency major concern for investors, says Deloitte report
14 November 2017The perceived lack of regulation and transparency in the art market is a source of concern for investment advisers, according to the latest Art & Finance Report 2017.
![Matisse](https://gazette-eu-west2.azureedge.net/media/21475/matisse-sculpture-2317nedi-08-11-17.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=125&height=125&rnd=131546300950000000&updated=11%2f08%2f2017+15%3a54%3a55)
Art Loss Register recovers stolen Matisse sculpture purchased for less than 1% of its value
09 November 2017A bronze statue by Henri Matisse has been rediscovered after it was stolen nearly 30 years ago.
![Pissarro’s La cueillette des pois](https://gazette-eu-west2.azureedge.net/media/21476/pissarro-la-cueillette-des-pois-2317nedi.jpg?center=0.40694789081885857,0.485&mode=crop&width=125&height=125&rnd=131546319540000000&updated=11%2f08%2f2017+16%3a25%3a54)
French court orders American couple to return Nazi looted Pissarro painting to Jewish heirs
09 November 2017Camille Pissarro’s ‘Picking Peas’ is at the centre of a court battle in France between its current owner and descendants of the Jewish owner who was forced to part with it by the Nazis during the Second World War.
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Antiques dealer charged after death of seven-year-old girl in south-west London
07 November 2017An antiques dealer from Wimbledon has been arrested and charged following the death of a seven-year-old girl.
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