On 9 March 2021, the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (“DEFRA”) released a long-awaited consultation on the implementation of the Ivory Act 2018… Read More »The Ivory Act 2018: Consultation on the guidance and implementation – final chance to have your say!
On 28 January 2021, the European Commission published a draft regulation and guidance to ban the EU trade in ivory, subject to limited exceptions. Both… Read More »EU Commission proposes new rules to ban trade in ivory
On 30 July 2020, the UK Supreme Court rejected the application made by the Friends of Antique Cultural Treasures Ltd (“FACT”) for permission to further… Read More »Ivory Act: UK Supreme Court rejects application to appeal
The Court of Appeal of England and Wales has handed down a judgment in the judicial review proceedings brought by a group of antique dealers and collectors (Friends of Antique Treasures Limited, or “FACT”) against the Ivory Act 2018 (the “Act”), one of the world’s toughest bans.
After one of the world’s toughest bans on ivory trade received Royal Assent in the UK late last year, a group of antique dealers and… Read More »Ivory Act UK: High Court Judgment and Permission to Appeal