Image from Google Jackets

Law to close open market in stolen art

Language: English Series: Daily Telegraph ; 3 August 1994, 6(1)Publication details: 1994Subject(s): Summary: The legal loophole of `market overt` allowing buyers of stolen antiques and artworks to claim ownership will be closed if a Private Members Bill put forward by Lord Renton which has completed its House of Commons stage is passed by the House of Lords in October.

The legal loophole of `market overt` allowing buyers of stolen antiques and artworks to claim ownership will be closed if a Private Members Bill put forward by Lord Renton which has completed its House of Commons stage is passed by the House of Lords in October.