Becky Shaw

Becky is a senior associate in the Firm's leading art law team and commercial litigation department.

Experienced in representing clients in a wide variety of art law matters, Becky advises on authenticity issues, fakes/forgeries, title disputes, damaged artworks, insurance claims, recovery of art works, disputes arising from art financing, injunctions to prevent sale and copyright and intellectual property disputes.

Becky acts for a wide range of clients including street artists, artists, galleries, dealers, private collectors, high-net-worth individuals, entrepreneurs, companies and CEOs.

Becky has recently acted for a number of street artists in claims involving breach of copyright by brands incorporating their work into advertisements without permission, which is an emerging area of law.

Although specialising in arts matters, Becky has also acted on a wide range of contractual disputes, negligence claims and commercial litigation. These included a multi-million pound claim relating to Kaupthing bank, a £50m commercial property dispute, and, at the more unusual end, a partnership dispute over an Argentinian steak restaurant, a dispute over a Greek Orthodox cemetery memorial, and a squatters eviction.

Becky co-founded and contributes to the Firm’s dedicated art law blog, Art Law & More and its accompanying Twitter page.