Art Law in Poland

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DKP Legal

Michał Dudkowiak: Barrister, Managing Partner

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Legal Advisors to Art Market in Poland

We provide advisory to wide spectrum of market players of Art Industry, starting from individual art investors, and ending on museums and art galleries. Our services cover various aspects of art industry, incl. advisory and representation in art auctions and art transactions.

Trade with Art in Poland

We provide comprehensive assistance and advisory regarding trade with pieces of art in Poland. Our services cover commercial, contractual, and regulatory aspects. We cooperate with reputable experts for valuation and authenticity verification.

Our services usually comprise of:

transaction planning
regulatory clearances
valuation / authenticity verification
encumbrances verification
title verification
preparation for auction
negotiations with auctioning houses
drafting / negotiating contacts

Art conveyancing services (on buyer side) usually comprise of legal due diligence.

Exporting Art from Poland

We navigate our customers through art exporting procedures in Poland. We represent in export permit procedures and guide over possible tax consequences.

Other legal services for art industry

In addition to above we are experienced and we provide the following services:

advise to artists and creators regarding infringement of copyrights to various pieces of art
negotiate and draft contracts related to pieces of art
negotiate and draft license agreements or copyrights transfer agreements
advise regarding insurance of art
advise regarding import, export of art
advisory and negotiations of art lease contracts
provide litigation services regarding art disputes

Our litigators are well recognized for representing in disputes related pieces of art. e.g. defects or authenticity disputes in front of common courts or arbitration courts.

Art Law Services – Warsaw, Kraków …

We provide legal services for art industry all around Poland, without geographical restrictions. In particular, our attorneys from Warsaw and Kraków office are specialized in art law advisory.