A New York-based organisation had sought to block the artefacts’ return to Nigeria

Oddur Eysteinn Friðriksson’s spoof of the Samherji Group’s website featured a prominent apology, seemingly acknowledging its alleged role in the Namibian fishing scandal

Concerns about access, expertise and data sourcing have overshadowed the enormous power and potential that AI image generators offer

Brilliant, who had sought at least $3m for claims related to her consulting work for the gallery, has withdrawn her complaint as part of the agreement

Critics say that a stalemate over the fate of a piece of Land art in Iowa demonstrates that the terms of the Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990 are far too narrow

Bankruptcy trustees have proposed selling hundreds of works through the auction house, with hopes to recover up to $2m

The new law signed by Governor Gavin Newsom is intended to resolve a decades-long restitution claim in a California family’s favour

"Over Vitebsk" by Marc Chagall hung at the Museum of Modern Art for decades until 2020, when it was restituted to the the heirs of a Jewish-owned art gallery in 1930s Berlin

‘If an artwork is located in the US, its fate cannot be decided in any other state, and any wrong decisions cannot be corrected elsewhere’

Jersey Heritage Trust is suing the light artist over unpaid licensing fees, but the artist says the charity owes him money

Christian Claus faces decades in prison for faking an art heist that would have netted a co-conspirator a $128,500 insurance payout

Virginia Brilliant accuses the dealers of "repeatedly, regularly and constantly making misogynistic, antisemitic, racist and homophobic comments" and more

The complaint, filed on 3 June by a Dallas-based customer, is the latest problem for the auction house following a major cyberattack

The longtime California art dealer is facing up to 15 years in prison

Findings in the Feilding vs Simon C. Dickinson Ltd case set worrisome precedents for British art trade on multiple levels

Kirsha Kaechele's Ladies Lounge at the Museum of Old and New Art must admit men within 28 days

Hermès's alleged sale strategy for the in-demand bags parallels dealers' waiting list policies, but legal experts are sceptical of the lawsuit's merits

The lawsuit centres on minimalist tables and chairs in Kardashian's company's offices

The case had gone all the way to the US Supreme Court, which last spring ruled in favour of the photographer Lynn Goldsmith

The company that owns the anti-capitalist artist's image is embroiled in yet another legal tussle over representation

The billionaire had sought at least $190m in damages from Sotheby's related to deals with Yves Bouvier. Instead, he will get nothing

The jury could return a verdict in the closely-watched lawsuit as soon as 30 January

Amr al-Madani is accused of “abuse of authority and money laundering“, according to local media

The art market ‘trial of the century’ has transitioned from courtroom drama to bureaucratic headache

Lawyers for Sotheby's cast the Russian billionaire as a victim of his own making

The decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals leaves the heirs of Lilly Cassirer with few options to pursue their restitution claim

At issue is whether the auction house "aided and abetted" Yves Bouvier in inflating prices in four private sales

In what looks likely to be the continuation of a declining market, we may see more litigation in the art world this year

The Council of State dismissed the Italian culture ministry’s belated attempt to repatriate “absolute masterpiece” from the Los Angeles museum

A 'nagging sense of lawlessness' persists despite the industry's periodic rebuttals