Three suspects in theft of Levitan paintings from museum arrestedPolice have arrested three suspects in stealing paintings by famous Russian artist Isaak Levitan from his house-museum in the Ivanovo Region.10:52 28.12.2016
Russian MPs propose fines for desecration of art and literatureA group of lawmakers submitted a bill to the lower house of Russia’s parliament introducing fines of up to 100,000 rubles ($1,600) for public desecration of literary and artistic works.12:33 22.12.2016
Dutch court rules to hand over Crimean gold treasures to UkraineA collection of gold artifacts from Crimea that was exhibited in a Dutch museum must be returned to Ukraine, The Amsterdam District Court ruled on Wednesday.13:40 14.12.2016
Amsterdam court plans to rule in Scythian gold case on December 14The Amsterdam District Court plans to issue a ruling in a case over return of Scythian gold collection from Crimea on December 14.16:49 05.10.2016
Acquittal of prominent Russian art expert Basner upheldThe St. Petersburg City Court on Thursday upheld acquittal of a prominent Russian art expert Yelena Basner in a fraud case.16:50 11.08.2016
U.S. Court gets request for entry of default with regard to Russian art foundationRichard Fisher from U.S. has asked a court to rule that a complaint against the Petr Konchalovsky Foundation located in Moscow via e-mail was properly serviced and requests entry of default.14:30 20.06.2016
Art collector appeals against acquittal of prominent Russian art expert BasnerSt. Petersburg art collector Andrei Vasilyev has filed an appeal against acquittal of prominent Russian art expert Yelena Basner in a fraud case.11:33 31.05.2016
Prosecutors ask to sentence prominent Russian art expert to 4 years in prisonThe prosecutor in the criminal case against prominent Russian art expert Yelena Basner, who is charged with fraud, asked the court to sentence the defendant to 4 years in prison.14:30 11.05.2016
Man suspected of stealing rare violins arrested in MoscowMoscow police officers have arrested a 30-years old man from the Eastern Europe who is suspected of stealing art objects.11:01 28.04.2016
Scythian gold hearing set for October 5The Amsterdam District Court has set October 5 as the date of a hearing of a case over Scythian gold from Crimea.11:59 10.03.2016
Russian art foundation sued after it declared $800K painting fake – reportA court in Manhattan has registered a lawsuit filed by California man against Russian art foundation that declared one of his paintings fake, therefore preventing him from selling the painting for $800,000.11:05 21.12.2015
Assets of art dealer accused of defrauding Russian billionaire unfrozen in Singapore – reportThe High Court of Singapore unfroze assets of an art dealer accused of defrauding Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev.10:39 04.09.2015
Singapore court unfreezes assets of art dealer accused of defrauding Russian billionaire – reportBank assets of an art dealer accused of defrauding Russian billionaire Rybolovlev have been unfrozen by a court in Singapore.11:11 24.08.2015
Request to extradite Russian art dealer to Poland rejected by US court – reportA court in New York has refused to extradite Russian art dealer to Poland where he is accused of knowingly keeping the stolen painting that was inherited from his father.10:32 04.08.2015
Russian art expert implicated in fraud case released from house arrestA court in St. Petersburg on Friday granted a motion filed by prominent Russian art expert Yelena Basner who had been charged with fraud to release her from house arrest.15:14 30.01.2015
Fashion designer prohibited from using Gainsborough's Lady in BlueThe Commercial Court of the Stavropol Territory has granted Hermitage Museum's lawsuit against fashion designer from St. Petersburg Iya Yots, prohibiting her from using Thomas Gainsborough's Lady in Blue in her designs.15:43 06.05.2014
Dispute over Schneerson collection to be considered on May 22The Moscow Commercial Court on May 22 will consider a lawsuit filed by Russia's Ministry of Culture and the State Library against the US and its Congressional Library over the disputed Rebbe Schneerson book collection, RIA Novosti reported from the courtroom on Monday.16:22 14.04.2014
Lawyers negotiate return of Crimean gold collection from AmsterdamThe retrieval of the of Crimean gold collection after an exhibition at a Dutch museum is being discussed by legal advisors of the University of Amsterdam that the museum is part of.15:46 27.03.2014