Research platform and Newswebsite “Raam op Rusland” reports on the pleadings at the Amsterdam Court of Appeal in the proceedings on restitution of the Crimean treasures, which took place on 11 March 2019. After the annexation of Crimea by Russia, Ukraine claimed the...
Newspaper Trouw interviews Maarten Sanders and Gert-Jan van den Bergh about the proceedings between the State of Ukraine, Crimean museums and the Allard Pierson Museum. Bergh Stoop & Sanders represents the State of Ukraine in this much-discussed dispute, which...
On 5 October 2016, the hearing took place in the Amsterdam District Court, concerning Ukraine’s claim for the return of national cultural property. Is the Ukrainian government owner of the treasures and should they therefore go to Kiev? Or should the Allard Pierson...
(Photo: Kirsten Chilstrom) Bergh Stoop & Sanders assisted The European Fine Art Foundation (TEFAF), the world’s leading art fair, in establishing a joint venture with New York-based art consultancy Artvest Partners. Maarten Sanders acted as lead counsel and...