Henry Legge KC
'Henry is hugely knowledgeable on art and cultural property disputes, having acted in many of the leading cases. Accordingly, he has great authority, both before clients and judges in the sector.'
5 Stone Buildings is well regarded for its contentious and advisory work in art and cultural property, primarily acting for individuals, record labels, auction houses, estates, trusts and sovereign states. Luke Harris is acting for MB Artz Ltd in a title dispute over a valuable painting allegedly misappropriated in South Korea, raising complex issues of foreign law and English limitation. Harris, led by Henry Legge KC, is representing Calderstone (UMG Recordings Inc), in an ownership dispute over a 1962 early recording by the Beatles. Jordan Holland acts as sole counsel for the defendant in a high-value provenance dispute over a £7m Quran sold at auction.
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