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BAMF defuse threat from London Bill

05 March 2007

THE London trade can breathe a sigh of relief. The British Art Market Federation (BAMF) have won their battle to stop a new Government Bill introducing draconian measures to regulate the capital’s dealers and auction houses.

Court orders eBay to vet goods

05 March 2007

A COURT injunction against eBay is forcing the online giant to vet all Harry Potter titles before they are posted on their Indian site.

Sotheby’s to close Olympia and ditch the middle market

02 March 2007

Lure of top-end art proves too tempting

30th anniversary? – It must be a record

27 February 2007

BRIGHTON-based Geoff Rush runs Vinylman, the pomotions company which organises the Brighton Record Fair.

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Increasingly bankable Banksy

26 February 2007

Anonymous artist’s contempt for art market does nothing to dampen demand

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Trade’s mixed reaction as congestion charge zone extends westwards

26 February 2007

Trade reaction to the extension of London’s congestion charge zone ranges from serious concern to mild resignation.

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From politics to party, the origins of the Reffley Revellers

26 February 2007

THE imminent smoking ban and the government’s attempts to tackle binge drinking wouldn’t have gone down too well with the Reffley Brethren.