Warranties of authenticity offered to buyers can be hard to enforce when auctioneers can fall back on the “generally accepted opinion of scholars and experts”

The 1983 National Heritage Act was debated in the House of Lords—but the issue of reform will be further discussed ahead of its 40-year anniversary in May 2023

The sale of works on the blockchain inscribes "promises" within the code—but it is not that simple

Lanfranco Cirillo, who is currently in Moscow, is under investigation for tax crimes

Clarifications simplify who falls into the "regulated art sector" and who should be doing "Know Your Customer" or "KYC" checks on whom

Rybolovlev is accusing Bouvier of having swindled €1.1bn from him through the €2bn sales of 38 works of art from 2003 to 2014

But firms say they will continue to operate policies and practices that promote transparency

Sasha Skochilenko replaced price tags with news reports about bombings in the besieged Ukrainian port city of Mariupol

Sheikh Hamad Bin Abdullah al-Thani had accused the New York- and Geneva-based dealership of selling him two allegedly fake statues for a combined $5.2m

A recent case, relating to the sale of work by the Abstract Expressionist, centred on the tension between client confidentiality and transparency; the solution is far from simple

City council's move to enforce wage disclosures in job adverts could usher in a sea change at major US cultural institutions—challenging persistent pay inequality in the sector

The American artist claimed the sculpture of two snakes was a fake—now a court in Italy has overruled him and said the collector can seek compensation

Social media giant will now delete published images and videos that violate a person's privacy—a move that could prove detrimental to news reporting

Michael Schultz was arrested in 2019 but died before he could be prosecuted

New law will set up expert commission to sift through thousands of objects at the Royal Museum for Central Africa

The Washington-based artists have been charged with claiming enrollment in Indigenous tribes, violating the Indian Arts and Crafts Act

Claude Dumont-Beghi has managed to partially challenge her conviction, though judges uphold money laundering decision

Viktor Bout was handed a 25-year sentence in the US in 2010 for conspiring to sell weapons to FARC, Colombia's largest rebel group

Court has ordered the arrest of Viktor Yelizarov after more than ten former pupils came forward with allegations against him

Levy threatened to disproportionately affect galleries, which measure turnover differently to auction houses

Amir Soleymani, who has had his Nifty account and assets frozen, has accused the platform of changing its terms of sale

Attorney general claims the auction house created and used tax exemption certificates that falsely presented the buyer as an art dealer in order to dodge payments. Sotheby's says it will continue to contest the case

As a US court issues a decision on the dispute between the Andy Warhol Foundation and photographer Lynn Goldsmith, two lawyers explore past case studies in this legally controversial area

Choreographer faces charges of sexual harassment and indecent assault

Russian art collector had sued for double dealing and will now appeal decision, while Bouvier plans to launch $1bn countersuit for damages—and write a tell-all book

A district court will now consider whether Rick Allen’s footage of a pirate ship salvage operation was unjustly taken by state officials

The New York-based gallery sued after US authorities seized a bust of Alexander the Great in 2018. The sculpture's ownership and future remains unresolved

The charges against her stemmed from the fraudulent sale of a £1.1m Yayoi Kusama pumpkin sculpture to a Hong Kong collector, while a similar claim against her over a Warhol portrait remains in German court

Under the agreement, the Morgan Art Foundation will continue to promote the Pop artist's work in museums and on the market