Posted on: June 1, 2023 by Kiri Cragin Folwell
We recently spoke with Hetty Gleave, a partner at Fladgate LLP in London, about her practice and her experience dealing with art and luxury assets for her clients. Challenges arise for such assets in times of great personal upheaval, such as during situations involving debt, divorce and death. These issues will be explored further during […]
Posted on: May 31, 2015 by Alexander Herman
The disputed collection that had once belonged to the great Irish dealer and collector Sir Hugh Lane has once again made the headlines. Lane died one hundred years ago this month on the Lusitania when the ship was sunk by German U-boats on its journey from New York to Liverpool. He had put together a fantastic art […]
Posted on: May 7, 2014 by Alexander Herman
Cornelius Gurlitt has died in his home in Munich. The story was reported on yesterday by the BBC. The question of possible heirs to the collection remains unanswered for now – and may continue to be for quite some time. This saga is far from over…
Posted on: November 26, 2013 by Ruth Redmond-Cooper
The High Court in London has adjourned until early next year proceedings in the legal battle over where the remains of Richard III should be buried. Members of the Plantagenet Alliance are challenging the decision to reinter the bones in Leicester Cathedral and wish to have him buried in York Minster. The judicial review proceedings […]