Art and cultural property

Chambers has a particular speciality in art, antiquities and personal property, which has been consolidated with Professor Norman Palmer CBE joining chambers in 2006.

Recent cases include:

• Schoyen v University College London
• The Trustees of the Andrew Lloyd Webber Art Foundation v Estate of Paul von Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (dispute over a Picasso)
• Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran v Barakat Galleries Ltd
• Trustees of the Natural History Museum v Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre Inc (both cultural property cases)

Chambers is also active in contributing to professional publications in this field, including a new edition of Palmer on Bailment.

Barristers specialising in this area:

• Sarah Asplin QC
• Richard de Lacy QC
• Paul Chaisty QC
• Gilead Cooper QC
• David Lord QC
• Norman Palmer CBE QC
• Andrew Cosedge
• Alan Tunkel
• David Da Silva
• Teresa Rosen Peacocke
• Ian Watson
• Andrew Twigger

• Joseph Carney
• Fenner Moeran
• Andrew Child
• Kerry Bornman
• Charlotte Downes
• Anna Dilnot
• Luke Harris
• Oliver Hilton
• Matthew Slater
• Charlotte Edge
• James Weale
• Jennifer Seaman

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