Lawsuits
Widow and ex-wife battle over Russian collector Mikhail de Boire’s icons
When his former wife gave part of $30m collection to the Pushkin Museum, his last wife called in lawyers to determine the fate of 75 icons from north Russia
Legal battle between dealers over Leonardo drawing draws to a close
The settlement has not yet been revealed
Lawyers, funds and money: How litigious is the art world?
And is litigation in the art world on the rise?
Wendy Reves's son claims that his mother was taken advantage of
Texan charm upsets collectors’ son
Appeal against Christie's concerning the Leonardo Princess fails on statute of limitations
Jeanne Marchig misses out
Dickinson to sue Luxembourg Art over Leonardo drawing
Fallout from Leonardo case sees London dealers locked in legal dispute
Leonardo case exposes back-room deals
A court ruling over commission on the sale of a drawing has revealed a complex web of payments
The Marion True case has concluded, but how does the former antiquities curator of the Getty Museum feel about the outcome?
“Neither condemned nor vindicated”: Marion True on why it is hard to accept the lack of verdict after her five-year trial
Museum Schloss Moyland banned from displaying images of Beuys performance
German court rules museum breached artist’s copyright by displaying photographs of 1964 happening
Marion True case set for final hearing?
After more than 5 years of hearings, the case is finally closing
Marion True, former Getty curator, trial collapses
Victims include prime minister’s father-in-law and an old master art dealer
Books: The cautionary tale of America’s other “Leonardo”
The painting that still languishes in a vault, despite nearly a century of squabbling
Artists and academics fight animal rights activists in US Supreme Court
Anti-censorship group believes law against images of cruelty limits artistic freedoms
Collector and Madoff associate Ezra Merkin finds himself in court
He is accused of defrauding his investors, which include charities
Prince and Gagosian fight back over copyright
Response to lawsuit by French photographer claims images not “strikingly original”
Marion True trial: Expert archaeologist Rizzo ends prosecution testimony
As the testimony of the expert witness comes to a close, we look at what the next hearing will entail
Further documents link key defendants in Marion True trial
Hearings drag on into fifth year
Getty letters analysed in Marion True trial
The letters aid claims that the Getty Museum were aware of the origin of the illegally excavated artefacts
Judge orders conclusion to case on the legitimacy of the ossuary which may have belonged to Jesus' half-brother
The forgery enquiry has lasted four years, so far
Sotheby’s sues technology entrepreneur for non-payment
Defendant says auction house did not disclose its ownership of painting
Authentication committee refused to give an opinion on my Basquiat, says collector
Complaint says work could lose $3m in value as a result
Prince of Liechtenstein withdraws loans from Germany in dispute over leaked bank details
The Neue Pinakothek in Munich has been forced to cancel a major exhibition scheduled to open next month
“The Fleischmann Collection was just a front” - updates on the Marion True trial
The latest hearing in the Marion True trial links Getty to convicted dealer, again
Christie’s hits back over disputed Basquiat
Auction house seeks dismissal of lawsuit
Artist Bjarne Melgaard is suing his former backer
Sculptor says collector made too many editions
Dodgy dealers, curators and collectors named in the Marion True trial in Rome
The latest in the trial of former Getty antiquities curator, Marion True, and the Paris-based dealer Robert Hech both charged with conspiring to receive illegally excavated antiquities
UCL damned over handling of looted Aramaic antiquities
A report which concluded that ancient bowls on loan from a Norwegian collector “must have been illegally excavated in Iraq” has not been made public
Disputed fifth-century fragment returns to auction after Iran's injunction blocking its sale thrown out
Reinforced legitimacy adds £500,000 to upper estimate
Gallery accused of duping collector through operating a “Ponzi” scheme
Salander-O’Reilly denies all charges
Warhol board faces threat of class action
Movie producer Joe Simon-Whelan sues, believing his work is genuine