Art and Heritage Law: Contested Heritage

Art and Heritage Law: Contested Heritage
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Art, heritage and the odd bit of law. Richard Harwood KC, barrister of 39 Essex Chambers and Clarissa Levi, Director of BHL Art Group discuss challenges and successes in the heritage and art world with guests from across the sector. For professionals, owners and the general listener, Clarissa and Richard ask: what is going on? what can be done? what are the stories behind the buildings, treasures and the cases?
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Explores themes of heritage preservation, restitution of looted art, and the intersection of culture and law, with episodes like The Fate of Looted Art examining the challenges of provenance research and The British Country House Revival discussing threats to private heritage properties.

Art, heritage and the odd bit of law. Richard Harwood KC, barrister of 39 Essex Chambers and Clarissa Levi, Art & Heritage Counsel at Wedlake Bell LLP discuss challenges and successes in the heritage and art world with guests from across the sector. For professionals, owners and the general listener, Clarissa and Richard ask: what is going on? what can be done? what are the stories behind the buildings, treasures and the cases?
When is an artwork part of a building or land? Or can you just take the statue with you when you sell up? Dr David Sawtell, barrister at 39 Essex Chambers, talks to Richard Harwood KC and Clarissa Levi from BHL Art Group about Henry Moore sculpture in London’s East End, statues of Greek athletes, tapestries and heirs behaving badly.
David is the co-author with Richard Harwood and Catherine Dobson of ‘Contested Heritage’ and of books on the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 and the Technology and Construction Court.

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