ireland
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Restitution and Repatriation – the advisory committee report
I recently wrote a piece for the Institute of Art and Law about the recent report from the advisory committee. it can be accessed here along with many of their excellent pieces. i have also reposted it below. Ireland’s New Framework for Restitution and Repatriation: The Advisory Committee’s Report Ireland has never had a formal…
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The Sir Hugh Lane Bequest and the Importance of Wills
The Hugh Lane Gallery is currently closed for refurbishment. It is an excellent gallery, and I thought it would be a good time to look at the issues surrounding Sir Hugh Lane’s will. The consequences of Lane neglecting (whether mistakenly or not) to have a codicil to his will witnessed, turned out to be huge.…
