British Museum faces copyright infringement claim
Crowd Justice campaign by Vancouver-based poet and translator Yilin Wang successfully reaches target to initiate court proceedings…
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Do the arts nurture hostile environments?
Are the arts as liberal, tolerant and inclusive as we’d like to think? Or is the sector authoritarian, stifled by group-thin…
ACE harassment claim upheld as victimisation claims dismissed
Court rejects allegations of harassment and victimisation by former employee who voiced gender critical beliefs. But two further i…
British Museum to pay translator after plagiarism allegation
The British Museum has offered to pay translator Yilin Wang for her work, after she alleged her poetry translations had been plagi…
Equity moves to support performers facing ‘AI threat’
Equity says new resources will educate performers on their legal rights, and calls for government to take urgent action to regulat…
Government rules out secondary ticketing legislation
The UK government has published a response to the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) recommendations on secondary tic…
Musician served abatement notice for ‘practicing at home’
Petition launched by instrumentalist to 'protect the rights of musicians to practice' tops 19,000 after she is served a no…
Petition to prevent Brixton Academy closure tops 50,000
A petition to save the O2 Academy Brixton from permanent closure has topped 50,000 signatures. The venue’s licence was…
Ownership of Benin Bronzes transferred to royal ruler
The ongoing negotiations surrounding the restitution of the Benin Bronzes from European museums may be complicated by the Nigerian…
EXCLUSIVE: Guildhall settles legal case with acclaimed conductor
An employment tribunal was due to consider claims relating to unfair dismissal, breach of contract and protections under whistlebl…
EXCLUSIVE: Performing arts school ‘institutionally racist’, report finds
A performing arts school co-founded by Sir Paul McCartney has been found to be 'institutionally racist' according to a rep…
EXCLUSIVE: Mercury Prize winner makes ACE race discrimination claim
Award-winning musician Speech Debelle launches legal case against Arts Council England claiming race discrimination.
A paradox for George’s marbles
Can a solution be found to the dilemma of the Elgin/Parthenon marbles? asks William Hancock.
Union warns theatre workers about pay confidentiality clauses
A union is urging backstage theatre workers to check their contracts for clauses that prevent them talking about their rates of pa…
Change to definition of ‘treasure’ will help museums, says Minister
Proposed changes to the legal definition of ‘treasure’ will help museums acquire important historical items, the UK&rs…
Collection societies settle landmark legal case
The Artists’ Collecting Society (ACS) and Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS) have settled a legal dispute with …
Government backtracks on controversial copyright changes
Plans to amend copyright law to allow artificial intelligence developers to exploit protected works without the permission of crea…
Relocation or dislocation? A guide to navigating ACE’s transfer programme
Arts Council England's Transfer Programme is intended to initiate geographical redistribution – not just of money but of…
Wood for bows exempted from restrictions
Musicians' unions have welcomed the news that the bows used to play stringed instruments, predominantly made from pernambuco w…
Equity calls for contracts to be honoured during mourning
Employers that cancel productions during the mourning period should honour contracts with workers, performers' union Equity ha…
Former Turner Contemporary worker wins redundancy tribunal
A tribunal rules the former staff member, who worked on a zero hours contract for ten years, was eligible for redundancy as h…
Theatre faces sex discrimination claim
A sex discrimination case relating to redundancy of theatre worker in December 2020 is given the green light by a judge to proceed…
Scottish museum faces calls to return totem pole
The National Museum of Scotland is being urged to return a totem pole, stolen from Canada nearly 100 years ago, to a delegation of…
Police warn of rise in heritage crime
Some of Britain’s historical artefacts are at risk of being lost forever amid a rising wave of heritage crime, a senior poli…
