Law
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
New legislation could lead to the end of partial gifts to museums
Changes to US tax law could discourage collectors from giving
Washington's National Gallery wraps up Vuillard catalogue plagiarism suit with $37,500 payment to Annette Leduc and Brooks Beaulieu
However, a complaint lodged against Guy Cogeval, Antoine Salomon and Mathias Chivot was met with a counter-suit arguing that evidence had been fabricated
Victims of Hamas suicide bombers demand Iranian antiquities from US museums in compensation for injuries
Terrorist attacks in Jerusalem which killed five and injured hundreds were executed with funding from Iran—say plaintiffs in several lawsuits
Police seize medieval casket from V&A due to Nazi loot claims
The Czartoryski family in Poland, who lost much of their art during the war, say it belongs to them
Books: The view from eastern Europe on restitution
These essays emanate from a series of Polish conferences
China and Italy team up to fight illicit trade
The joint effort will use satellite technology to help protect archaeological sites
US colonel to lead antiquities anti-theft unit
Bogdanos attacks “cozy cabal of academics, dealers and collectors” who ignore provenance
Iran sues Barakat Gallery for return of antiquities apparently looted from Jiroft
The gallery's owner makes no comment on artefacts' origins, but insists that all purchases were made legally
Books: Analysis of the 1990 Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act a self-righteous attack on the temple
Essays explore US museums’ responsibilities to religious groups
Foundation circumventing directions of Giacometti's late wife by limiting collection's exposure, says brother-in-law
Mr Arm, who previously contested his sister's will, now asks that part of the estate goes to auction