Law, crime and regulation

I was very interested (as always) to read the article by Milton Silverman in ATG No 2658 concerning the saga of the tile that had once belonged to the V&A museum.

The UK ban on the trade in antique scrimshaw and narwhal tusks has been delayed following the change of government.

Islamic artefact about to appear at auction was once part of V&A collection

A US auction house that was forced to halt the sale of a collection of drawings by King of Pop Michael Jackson (1958- 2009) at the last minute has said it fully intends to sell the works at a later date.

A 1659 original silver chalice worth around £15,000 has been stolen from a church in Sutton, Bedfordshire.

Oh dear, here we go again (‘Crackdown on marine ivory trade: date revealed’, ATG No 2649).

British trade associations concerned about impending EU legislation that will affect UK exports will brief dealers on the changes at a seminar in London on June 28.

The trade in most antique scrimshaw and narwhal tusks will effectively be banned in the UK in just over two months

Art in Germany might be about to get a bit cheaper with the German government confirming it will cut the VAT on art sales from 19% to 7% in line with its import VAT.

A longstanding client expressed his concerns to me about ensuring that he was doing everything right with regard to anti-money laundering and HMRC’s requirements.

Police in the Netherlands have confirmed they have recovered two more diamonds stolen by armed robbers from The European Art Fair (TEFAF) in 2022.

Christie’s says has it has seen no “evidence to suggest that personal information has been published or misused” following the cyber-attack that brought down its website.