In a swift post-Brexit move, UK rejects EU’s strict import rules on cultural property
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In a swift post-Brexit move, UK rejects EU’s strict import rules on cultural property
The rules, aimed at preventing trafficking, have been opposed by the trade and UK government's decision not to continue may put EU art market at a disadvantage
Selling art online? Here are the legal pitfalls to avoid
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Selling art online? Here are the legal pitfalls to avoid
Lawyer Petra Warrington on how to protect your business if you are holding online auctions, exhibiting and selling works on Instagram, or entering into sale contracts by email
Regulation guidelines are an ‘impossible dream’
ArchiveMarch 2015
Regulation guidelines are an ‘impossible dream’
Some think the trade was more concerned about the risk of losing sales than its reputation, observed our editor-at-large in 2015
Growth in internet sales forces fraud issue
ArchiveForgeries
Growth in internet sales forces fraud issue
Identifying forgeries being sold on websites is not enough to tackle the problem
1991-2001: a mini-guide to a decade in the art market
ArchiveJanuary 2002
1991-2001: a mini-guide to a decade in the art market
From a game-changing Japanese scandal to price-fixing at the world's leading auction houses, we look at the most significant developments over the past ten years
CommentArt Market Eye
The turn of the screw: will tighter regulations impact the art market?
Often described as totally unregulated, the art trade is facing more stringent rules
Georgina Adam