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The Planning, Environment & Property Podcast

The Planning, Environment & Property Podcast is brought to you by the members of the 39 Essex Chambers.

  1. Contested Heritage #15: Art and Land

    1 DAY AGO

    Contested Heritage #15: Art and Land

    When is an artwork part of a building or land? Or can you just take the statue with you when you sell up? Dr David Sawtell, barrister at 39 Essex Chambers, talks to Richard Harwood KC and Clarissa Levi from BHL Art Group about Henry Moore sculpture in London’s East End, statues of Greek athletes, tapestries and heirs behaving badly. David is the co-author with Richard Harwood and Catherine Dobson of ‘Contested Heritage’ and of books on the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 and the Technology and Construction Court.

    37 min
  2. Contested Heritage #14: What do historic buildings and art mean to the historian?

    6 NOV

    Contested Heritage #14: What do historic buildings and art mean to the historian?

    We often talk of the historic interest in buildings, but what does that mean to the historian? How does art help understand our past? Richard Harwood KC and Clarissa Levi from BHL Art Group talk to Dr Elizabeth Norton, a historian specialising in the Queens of England and the Tudor period, and the author of a number of highly readable books, including ‘The Lives of Tudor Women’ and ‘The Temptation of Elizabeth Tudor’. We discuss walking the ground, Jane Seymour’s necklaces, what television dramas and films get right, and why archaeological consultants should be punching the air in delight.

    30 min
  3. Contested Heritage #13: The Economics of Heritage

    23 OCT

    Contested Heritage #13: The Economics of Heritage

    How is the viability of a heritage project considered? When do the numbers stack up? Richard Harwood KC of 39 Essex Chambers and Clarissa Levi of BHL Art Group talk to David Tomback OBE FRICS, the Development Economics Director of Historic England about optimum viable use, enabling development and climate change. As well as Modern Movement houses, restaurants and wedding venues …

    32 min
  4. Contested Heritage #12: The Parthenon Marbles Dispute

    9 OCT

    Contested Heritage #12: The Parthenon Marbles Dispute

    What are the Parthenon Marbles? Were they lawfully removed from the Acropolis in Athens by Lord Elgin’s agents in the early Nineteenth Century? What ethical issues arise by their retention at the British Museum? How might the dispute be resolved? Richard and Clarissa talk to Alexander Herman, Director of the Institute of Art and Law, about his brilliant new book The Parthenon Marbles Dispute, which is the first title in Hart Publishing’s new Art Law Library. Alex’s other book, Restitution: The Return of Cultural Artefacts is also available.

    43 min
  5. Contested Heritage #11: Funding our Heritage

    25 SEPT

    Contested Heritage #11: Funding our Heritage

    What do we value from our past, and how do we fund it? Richard and Clarissa discuss the impact of lottery funding on the UK’s heritage landscape, the additionality principle, and if we should celebrate a John Major Day. Insights from the heart of the heritage world with Dame Liz Forgan.

    22 min
  6. Contested Heritage #10: The Fate of Looted Art

    11 SEPT

    Contested Heritage #10: The Fate of Looted Art

    What became of the art once owned by Jewish collectors in Nazi Europe? Restitution expert Richard Aronowitz explains his work in provenance research in the commercial art world, finding “just and fair solutions” for looted art.

    22 min
  7. Contested Heritage #9: Caring for Cultural Heritage

    21 AUG

    Contested Heritage #9: Caring for Cultural Heritage

    In her new book Dr Charlotte Woodhead explores the legal and ethical initiatives in the UK for caring for cultural heritage. 39 Essex Chambers barrister Richard Harwood KC and Clarissa Levi discuss ethics of care and the appropriate care for our heritage with Charlotte.

    27 min
  8. Contested Heritage #8: The Business of Exhibitions

    16 AUG

    Contested Heritage #8: The Business of Exhibitions

    Museum exhibitions are creatures of business…” 39 Essex Chambers member Richard Harwood KC and Clarissa Levi talk to Anthony Misquitta of the V&A and Keystone Law. They discuss what makes an exhibition a success, and the commercial importance of exhibitions to the museum world. Featuring plywood, revolution, and Taylor Swift.

    24 min
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