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paul.russell@russell.nl +31 20 301 55 55For decades specialists in art and law, Russell Advocaten has joined PAIAM, Professional Advisors to the International Art Market. Through this membership, we can offer our clients worldwide access to a network of highly qualified experts on the art market. This membership is also a sign of recognition of our services.
PAIAM
is the organisation for independent advisers to the international art market. It is a networking platform for experts in the field of accounting, insurance, legal services and tax, and logistics and museum specialists. To ensure the independence of the experts, individuals with main profession as art dealers, consultants and advisers are excluded from membership, just like curators, appraisers, auctioneers and artists.
PAIAM was established in 2011 and currently has about 250 members. Russell Advocaten is the first Dutch law firm to join PAIAM. Through this membership, we can offer our clients worldwide access to a network of highly qualified experts on the art market. This membership is also a sign of recognition of our services, for which we are extremely grateful.
Would you like to learn more about what Russell Advocaten and PAIAM could do for you, as art dealer, collector, auctioneer, international art fair or museum? Or are you looking for a legal solution to a dispute about art and law? Please contact us:
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.
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. When is which type of document required? How does it affect art dealers, galleries, auction houses and collectors, both inside and outside the EU?
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?
