What is happening on the other side of the world should at as a warning to Brussels as it prepares to enforce its unworkable import licensing regulation for cultural property in June 2025 #culturalheritage #artlaw #antiquities theada.co.uk/why-western-au…

Shooting the messenger: how anti-trade bias continues with the British Museum scandal, even though the whistleblower was a dealer #BritishMuseum #Antiquities theada.co.uk/british-museum…

People talk about Provenance and Due Diligence. This article explains what they are. #artmarket #britishmuseum #antiquities theada.co.uk/so-what-is-due…

It's time for some transparency from the Manhattan D.A.'s office over antiquities #Manhattan #Antiquities #artmarket theada.co.uk/its-time-for-s…

Why is the Manhattan D.A.'s office publishing data it knows to be wrong? #artmarket #culturalheritage #antiquities theada.co.uk/why-is-the-man…

More questions for – and silence from – the Manhattan D.A.’s office over antiquities seizures #artmarket #culturalheritage linkedin.com/pulse/more-que…

Sources quoted by authorities to clamp down on the art market rarely stand up to scrutiny #artmarket #antiquities #fakenews shorturl.at/kBDOT

What exactly are Interpol's figures for art crime? #culturalproperty #artmarket #trafficking theada.co.uk/what-exactly-a…

One of the giants of cultural heritage protection, Mark B. Feldman, a father of the UNESCO Convention, shares some revealing thoughts in his book over 50 years on #UNESCO #CulturalHeritage theada.co.uk/crucial-though…

52 years ago today the UNESCO 1970 Convention on protecting cultural property came into force for the first time. Now it's time to follow its rules, not abuse them for political ends #culturalproperty #UNESCO #artmarket theada.co.uk/its-time-to-st…

Excellent article from Martin Wilson, Chief Legal Counsel to Phillips, new chairman off the British Art Market Federation, co-chair of the Art Lawyers' Association and author of Art Law And The Business Of Art. #artmarket #culturalgoods #regulation artlawyersassociation.com/post/the-new-e…

The problem with bilateral agreements between countries when it comes to culture and the private citizen #culturalproperty #India #USA theada.co.uk/why-citizens-r…

Despite myriad claims involving up to tens of billions of dollars, none of the world's top authorities can provide any reliable source for global figures on cultural goods trafficking #CulturalHeritage #Trafficking #artmarket theada.co.uk/?p=27164

Here's how to solve the problem of 'orphan' antiquities for all concerned #antiquities #artmarket #culturalproperty linkedin.com/posts/antiquit…

Sotheby's proposed sale of the Piprahwa gem relics acts as a useful study in the dispute over #culturalproperty rights between nations and individuals theada.co.uk/where-do-ethic…

The EU’s new art market clampdown is neither just nor proportionate – if only we could sue #artmarket #regulation theada.co.uk/the-eus-new-ar…

Rather a misleading headline from BBC News (UK) The gems have not been returned to India because of an outcry but because a benefactor has come forward and bought them on India's behalf. The ideal solution for all parties involved. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Why A.I. risks perpetuating the avalanche of fake news surrounding the art market and cultural heritage crime #artmarket #culturalproperty theada.co.uk/why-a-i-is-a-u…