A lawyer writes: Hals or not, ‘reasonable and rational’ wins out
The most interesting recent art world case to find its way to trial, with judgment given in December 2019, was Sotheby’s vs Mark Weiss Limited (‘MWL’) and Fairlight Art Ventures Limited (‘Fairlight’).
This contest had much publicity, including a report in ATG No 2422.
Briefly, Sotheby’s conducted …