Paul is a highly experienced, creative and tenacious litigator
paul.russell@russell.nl +31 20 301 55 55On 21 April 2016, Paul W.L. Russell, LL.M. will be industry expert panel member of the 9th Art & Finance Conference of Deloitte co-organized with the Van Gogh Museum, that will take place at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw.
The unprecedented development of the art market over the past few years has resulted in the ‘financialization’ of the art market. Fine art is now not only seen as an object of pleasure but also as a new alternative asset class providing interesting business opportunities.
As a lawyer, Paul W.L. Russell has many decades of experience with art-related cases. On the panel, he will mainly deal with the protection of the integrity of fine art collections from potential threats, such as forgery, theft and war-looted art. The Art & Finance Conference is organized each year for collectors and managers of fine art collections, such as affluent private individuals, foundations and institutional investors.
Other important topics of the Conference will cover how to make a collection of fine art more visible, why and how to turn your fine art collection into a working asset, and how to transfer a fine art collection to the next generation(s).
The Art & Finance Conference is organized in cooperation with the Van Gogh Museum. The programme will finish with a guided tour through the Van Gogh Museum and drinks.
A new EU regulation requires anyone wishing to import cultural goods into the EU to have an import license or submit an importer’s declaration from 28 June 2025 onwards. When is which type of document required? How does it affect art dealers, galleries, auction houses and collectors, both inside and outside the EU?
The government has outlined in a letter how it intends to translate the proposals from the Buma Committee’s advice into regulations. What does this mean in practice for private individuals who own art or other cultural goods? But first: what are the rules for exporting protected cultural goods at the moment?
The government has outlined in a letter how it intends to translate the proposals from the Buma Committee’s advice into regulations. What does this mean in practice for private owners of art or other cultural goods? Will this solve the problems of owners?
The use of general terms and conditions is something companies can no longer do without. Contracting parties refer to their own general terms and conditions in small print, often containing favorable clauses for their own benefit. But what is the power of general terms and conditions? And what should be considered when using them?
In his interview on “Hidden Gems – Treasured artwork adds to allure of Netherlands”, Reinier Russell talks about how artworks still reflect the spirit of the Golden Age and where they can be found.
An African mask that was sold for 150 euros fetched 4.2 million euros at an auction. Were the French sellers able to undo the sale? How would this case have ended in the Netherlands?
