August 31, 2020 Art and Law News

Bloomberg: "Jesus Art Fight Fueled by Litigation Finance" - Aug 25, 2020

Artist Akiane Kramarik got $500,000 from Legalist to fund a copyright lawsuit against Carol Corneliuson, whose Christian art business sold reprints of the “true face” for as much as $750,000.


Artsy: "Frank Bowling is locked in a $39.2 million legal battle with his former London gallery" - Aug 24, 2020

The painter Frank Bowling is currently locked in a £30-million ($39.2 million) legal battle with London-based Hales Gallery, with both parties accusing the other of breach of contract.


Art Newspaper: "Bathurst family sues art lender over Gainsborough painting offered as collateral by disgraced dealer" - Aug 24, 2020

Members of a British noble family are suing the New York firm Art Finance Partners LLC and its owner Andrew Rose over a Thomas Gainsborough painting which the disgraced dealer Timothy Sammons allegedly gave the company as collateral for a loan, despite not being its rightful owner.


Antiques Trade Gazette: "Ivory Act: no more challenges to new law says Supreme Court" - Aug 17, 2020

Friends of Antique Cultural Treasures (FACT) Ltd, a company set up to fight the act’s near-total ban on the trade in antique ivory, had hoped to challenge the decision of the Court of Appeal in May this year. However, an order from the Supreme Court was issued on August 10 stating that permission to appeal had been refused.