Law
Dealers named in Giacometti fraud case sentenced to two years' imprisonment as over 1,150 sculptures of dubious provenance surface
However, the two chief defendants must wait until all evidence has been seen before the verdict can be given
Dickinson to sue Luxembourg Art over Leonardo drawing
Fallout from Leonardo case sees London dealers locked in legal dispute
Calder in Chicago’s Willis tower in legal battle
Former owners of the building stake their claim over the 1974 piece Universe
Joe Simon-Whelan's Warhol authenticity claim over
Simon-Whelan says he lacks the financial resources to pursue his case
California’s controversial restitution bill
Move to make it easier for claimants to recover looted art is dividing the state
Court battle fuels calls for less art market secrecy
Lines are drawn between those who favour openness and others who prefer “handshake” culture
Courts cannot dictate authentication board’s decisions, case concerning Calder works finds
Judge says he does not have power over Calder Foundation
Richard Prince photo withdrawn from Tate exhibition after Met threatened organisers with sex offenders' register
The 'indecent' image of Brooke Shields renders catalogues unsellable
Banksy gets the law on his side with a sting operation against forgers
Meanwhile, a new show organised by the mysterious artist proves to be a blockbuster
Copyright dispute over Joseph Beuys show in Germany
The Moyland Castle Museum closed the exhibition but plans to appeal
Iran Foundation trustee found guilty of book theft from British Library and Oxford's Bodleian Library steps down from post
Farhad Hakimzadeh was given two years' imprisonment after it was learnt he had stolen volumes from the two UK institutions
Kulik images impounded as ‘pornography’ at Fiac
Russian gallery directors handcuffed by police, but case dropped
Artists should have same tax deductions as collectors when donating works of art
The Art Dealers Association of America is lobbying the government to change the law
Artist John Chamberlain can be sued over disputed Warhol, says Judge
Former Factory assistant claims he made the disputed work
Rauschenberg gallery to continue lawsuit after artist’s death
Case seeks to punish defendant for selling works found in trash
Ceausescu’s son wins restitution claim
The dictator's works will be returned to his family
Rauschenberg sues artist for selling his trash
Robert Francis Montgomery's dumpster diving has landed him in litigation
Martin Lawrence Galleries files suit to claim stolen Warhol
Jason Beltrez claims it was a flea market find while Christie's is stuck in the middle
Heirs of millionaire art collector at loggerheads
The difficulty has arisen because Mr Eastman left the bulk of his estate in a “marital trust” for his wife
Disputed fifth-century fragment returns to auction after Iran's injunction blocking its sale thrown out
Reinforced legitimacy adds £500,000 to upper estimate
Chronological milestones in Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar and Laos art worlds
From 1954 to 2007
V&A will not get casket back
Medieval casket returned to UK owner; Czartoryski family to pursue case with support of Polish Ministry of Culture
Iran loses case against Barakat Gallery ordering return of artefacts seemingly taken from Jiroft
UK courts ruled that Iran presented insufficient evidence to warrant the antiquities' reacquisition
Norwegian collector to sue British university for return of his antiquities
But scholars say they are likely to have been looted from Iraq
Iran loses UK court battle over Persepolis fragment
Iranian lawyers argued that any rights to the fifth-century bas-relief should be relinquished to its country of origin
Collector forced to remove Kiefer sculpture from his property after it is legally classified as a 'structure'
Andrew Hall says he will now loan the piece to Mass MoCA
Government seizes works made by “New Deal” artists
Collectors, dealers and auction houses are unaware that much Depression-era art remains the property of the state