London and Miami-based Philbrick, on the run since October, was arrested by FBI on Vanuatu on Thursday

The interior decorator was convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud for buying art from galleries, auction houses and collectors using his wealthy clients’ credentials

New racketeering suit against the disgraced New York art dealer, brought by a Spanish collector regarding paintings by Picasso and Léger, gets off to a mixed start

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

American Image Art founder alleges certain works are in the public domain and cannot be copyrighted

The Munich-based dealer and collector is also due to stand trial in London for allegedly stealing £1.1m in Kusama pumpkin sale

Igor and Olga Toporovsky linked to controversial show of Russian avant-garde works in Ghent

A spate of fraudulent agents in the dock this year give the art trade a bad image—even if only a few individuals are involved

Timothy Sammons misled clients over sales of works by artists including Picasso

British art dealer sentenced to up to 12 years after pleading guilty to fraud and grand larceny in the New York State Supreme Court

Three Portuguese banks have filed a lawsuit to recover funds from Joe Berardo, whose vast collection on show in Lisbon is one of the most visited in Portugal

Fresh complaint seeks the return of the work allegedly sold by the disgraced Manhattan dealer under false pretences

European Commission president rebuffs German MEP Wolf Klinz's demand for a proper investigation into the management of Le Freeport Luxembourg

The formal investigation follows his detainment earlier this week related to an ongoing spat with the art dealer Yves Bouvier

Franco-American scion of art dealing dynasty was accused of hiding art and other property worth hundreds of millions of euros from French authorities

The court has ordered that Ezra Chowaiki forfeit over $16.6m as well as works by Picasso, Calder, Chagall and Degas

London art dealer Matthew Green embroiled in case that involves attempted sale of a painting to an undercover agent to 'clean up' £6.7m, court documents state

The decision adds another wrinkle to the unsettled case law surrounding liability in art fraud

Hackers are using an email scam to intercept payments between galleries, collectors and others

Both sides seek to exclude key witnesses and evidence from the forgery case which is set to begin on 25 January

Retailers need to do more to protect buyers from fraudsters selling fakes as online art businesses attract more investment

Sale of more than 2,000 works from Helge Achenbach's company expected to fetch between €3m and €4.5m

Yves Bouvier is reportedly to be replaced by a group of independent directors