Luxury Assets

A recent Royal Court of Jersey decision provides some comfort to those affected by draconian powers to block transactions indefinitely without a court order, says William Redgrave, a partner at law firm Baker & Partners

With a General Election now less than two and a half weeks away, Withers’ partner Christopher Groves has recommended that clients take certain actions ahead of the vote on 12 December

Singer Adele recently filed for divorce from her husband of three years. Adele’s divorce will take place in the US but if it had taken place in the UK, her ex-spouse may have argued for a share of up to 50 percent of her wealth, private client law firm Boodle Hatfield has noted

After a summer of Jersey residents "going bananas" for the #GoWildGorillas trail, 44 Silverback sculptures were auctioned off this month at the Grand Gorilla Auction

Isle of Man coins featuring characters and quotes from Peter Pan have helped to raise £250,000 for Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH)

Rawlinson & Hunter's Stephen Yates looks at the latest tax developments

The value of art and antiques exported from the UK rose by 24 percent to £6.8 billion in 2018/19, according to HMRC statistics

International law firm Withers has hired Georges Lederman, a white collar criminal defence attorney and civil litigator with experience in art law matters

A quick look at what’s been going on in Europe…

The global art market is growing, but new regulations may make owning, moving and passing it on more challenging in the future