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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:
As of 1 January 2026, the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Prevention) Act (Wwft) will change. Cash payments of EUR 3,000 or more will then be prohibited. What does this mean for the retail sector and the art trade?
Since 28 June 2025, a new EU regulation requires anyone wishing to import cultural goods into the EU to have an import licence 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?
Employees who consume alcohol and drugs during work or who want to work under the influence remain a problem for employers. What measures can you take against this? Are you allowed to test an employee if you suspect they are under the influence?
Stolen cultural objects must be returned to the country of origin. What are your rights and duties if you have bought art in good faith that is claimed to have been stolen?
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?
