by Jessica | Dec 10, 2012 | Art Law, Art Lawyer, Cultural Heritage, Disputed Title, Restitution
In what has been a steady and systematic push by the Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism Ertugrul Gunay on the restitution of cultural artefacts from museums of the world, has now culminated in a legal test case due to be lodged before the European Court of Human...
by Jessica | Dec 9, 2012 | Art Law, Art Lawyer, Cultural Heritage, Film
A real Indiana Jones brings a legal action against the movie makers of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull The best stories are usually based on true stories and this is one of the more exciting legal cases to hit Hollywood this week, where a real life...
by Jessica | Dec 5, 2012 | Art Law, Art Lawyer, Copyright, Photography
It is reported by the British Journal of Photography and the Association of Photographers that major concerns are being raised by a number of Arts institutions about the provisions in Clause 68 of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill, that is now before the House...
by Jessica | Dec 5, 2012 | Art Law, Art Lawyer, Copyright, Film
According to Reuters and Courthouse News Service, Hollywood’s Universal City Studios and Fifty Shades Ltd on 27th November 2012 have brought a copyright, trademark infringement and common law unfair competition case against Smash Pictures and a number of individuals...
by Jessica | Dec 4, 2012 | Art Law, Art Lawyer, Copyright
Please see the PDF of my article Crystal Clear – Christie’s not Chritrs – click on the link to download it.