Meanwhile, Philadelphia Museum fights back after "suggestive" ice cream painting is removed from the site

Although the evidence seemed largely in their favour, fraud cases are notoriously risky to prove

Mid-trial deal comes just a day before the former gallery director was scheduled to take the stand

James Martin of Orion Analytical says the gallery asked him to remove key findings, like a pigment that was not in use at the time of painting

David Anfam and Christopher Rothko were among 11 experts the gallery listed as having viewed the painting

The ruling covers two lawsuits brought by insurance companies looking to recoup costs paid or owed to their clients

French court will not intervene over work that was championed by BBC’s Fake or Fortune

New York law filings peek into the secretive dealings of private, multi-million-dollar international art sales

Art dealing dynasty facing tax and money laundering charges

Human Rights Watch organisation is concerned about the plight of Adnen Meddeb and Amine Mabrouk, who were charged under anti-drugs legislation

Case could shine spotlight on how some in the art world use trusts and tax havens

Donald Graham might have a stronger case than previous attempts against the appropriation artist

US foundation claims Castro regime seized paintings that Hitler failed to steal

Five men have been sentenced under Law52, the anti-drugs legislation enforced by the country’s former president

Collection valued at more than $15m was used to launder money, Attorney’s Office says

French court has reversed a decision fining the scholar for authenticating a fake work of art produced by Wolfgang Beltracchi

Senator examines tax-exempt status

Ashraf Fayadh’s death sentence for apostasy is “unlawful”, experts say

Collector John Howard bought the forgery from now defunct gallery for $4m

The Danish-Vietnamese artist will no longer have to create a “large and impressive” work for Bert Kreuk

The heirs of the Viennese entertainer Fritz Grünbaum, who died in Dachau, go to court in New York to recover his art

A judge’s order to destroy a sex offender’s paintings and some of his works by other artists is morally and legally wrong

Judge dismisses attempts to throw out lawsuits and orders trial over fake Abstract Expressionists

The gallery’s former director Ann Freedman will “tell her story”, her lawyer says

The legal case raised copyright concerns about an artist’s right to use news pictures