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Stefan Simchowitz settles bitter legal case with Ibrahim Mahama
Los Angeles agent and Dublin dealer Jonathan Ellis King sued artist for declaring jute sack works were not authentic
From drones to fair use: the hottest topics in museum law
Nationalistic appropriation, brand control in reality TV shows, YouTube take-downs: American Law Institute’s annual course covered it all
Graffiti artist to settle legal case against Moschino
Joseph Tierney had accused Italian fashion house and its creative director of using his work in clothing designs, including a dress worn by Katy Perry to Met gala
Swiss authorities reportedly seize Modigliani painting after Panama Papers revelation
Leaked documents have sparked Geneva probe into $25m canvas stolen by Nazis
Wikimedia Sweden found guilty of violating copyright with database of images of public art
Decision by Supreme Court could have implications for other jurisdictions, legal experts say
Ibrahim Mahama countersues art dealers Stefan Simchowitz and Jonathan Ellis King
In response to lawsuit filed because he would not authenticate 300-piece series, Ghanaian artist argues they “mutilated” his jute sack work and sold parts without authorisation
Blind, 90-year-old son of Holocaust victims sues to find his family’s art
David Toren has filed a petition in New York State Supreme Court asking the Berlin auction house Villa Grisebach to reveal the buyers of works sold there
Former managing director of the Centre Pompidou pleads guilty to misuse of public funds
Agnès Saal’s taxi bills raised an outcry in France over spending by high-level civil servants
UK places export bar on £15m Veronese drawing
Museums may have difficulty matching steep price of remarkable work on paper
Van Gogh’s The Night Café to stay at Yale after US Supreme Court rejects appeal
Decision puts to rest lengthy legal battle started by Pierre Konowaloff in 2008
Paris art handlers testify to taking ‘€220,000 in a plastic bag’ among other revelations
Trial has revealed patterns of alleged thefts and relative impunity of union members
Smears, counterclaims and lawsuits—the tangled web surrounding Prince of Liechtenstein’s Cranach
Old Master works by Orazio Gentileschi, Frans Hals and Diego Velázquez drawn into dispute
Hands off, it’s ours: French buyer refuses to return Joan of Arc ring to UK
Arts Council insists export licence is required for relic of the martyred Maid<br>
Qatari poet released from prison after royal pardon
Muhammad ibn al-Dheeb al-Ajami was given a 15-year sentence for reciting a poem in support of the Arab Spring on YouTube
France and Britain prepare for battle over Joan of Arc’s ring
Jewel sold in UK for £300,000 last month has left the country—but did it have an export licence?
‘Cols rouges’ lawyers push for dismissal as long-awaited trial opens in Paris
Defence have made several arguments to cancel the prosecution, but the case continues this week
Russian deputy culture minister detained on embezzlement charges
Federal Security Service is investigating several officials and businessmen over missing funds for state-sponsored heritage restoration projects
Yves Bouvier pushes to have New York art consultant’s dealings revealed in US court
In a recent affidavit, Sandy Heller confirms he worked as an art adviser for Dmitry Rybolovlev and could still be questioned about his conversation over Modigliani purchase
How to handle fakes, copyright and catalogues raisonnés: Berlin institute offers tips for artists’ estates
The first organisation of its kind in Europe to provide training and support for artists and their heirs
French police seize painting attributed to Cranach, owned by the Prince of Liechtenstein
Judge orders investigation into the work’s provenance and authenticity
Criminal gang convicted of stealing antiquities and rhino horn from UK museums
The international burglary ring targeted objects for a growing Chinese black market
Parties settle in Knoedler case as court hears fakes helped keep business afloat
Testimonies reveal how much the New York gallery depended on sales, and huge mark-ups, of works from Glafira Rosales
Richard Prince and Gagosian move to dismiss photographer's copyright lawsuit
Citing an earlier case they won, the artist and his dealer argue Rastafarian Instagram screenprints are transformative
Brother of Spanish dealer in alleged forgery ring could be extradited to US
Court ruling must get government approval before Jesus Angel Bergantinos Diaz can be sent to New York for trial
American Airlines and seven others sued over damage to Lucio Fontana sculpture
Concetto Spaziale was being shipped from France to the Armory Show in New York last year
Facebook can be sued over censorship of nudes, Paris court rules
Meanwhile, Philadelphia Museum fights back after "suggestive" ice cream painting is removed from the site
Why would the De Soles settle their claim against Knoedler and Freedman?
Although the evidence seemed largely in their favour, fraud cases are notoriously risky to prove
De Soles reach settlement with Ann Freedman—but Knoedler case could still go on
Mid-trial deal comes just a day before the former gallery director was scheduled to take the stand
Knoedler asked forensic conservator to revise ‘negative’ report
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
Rothko specialist and son testify they never authenticated fake painting in Knoedler trial
David Anfam and Christopher Rothko were among 11 experts the gallery listed as having viewed the painting