Consultant Juridique International Ltd works alongside Galerie Betty Charles and was founded by Oliver & Lucy Charles in 2021.  It services the growing need for legal services within the Art Market.  Art law is not a separate division of the law but the art market, museums and galleries have some specific needs which require the focus and expertise of art professionals and lawyers.  Together, Lucy & Oliver have over sixty years of experience and can call on an enviable list of trusted Associates and Experts should they need extra or specific skills.

What We Do:

As a boutique legal consultancy we are able to offer clients a unique service with a high level of art market and historical knowledge alongside legal expertise.

Client Services for Art Collectors :

• We offer legal based and art market advice on long term collection strategy, cataloguing, condition reports and insurance to ensure investments are secure and protected.  We can advise on the establishment of a foundation and link into philanthropy desires for your collection.  We uniquely understand that collectors operate from a position of cultural heritage protection and custodianship. 

• We are able to view works for you on your behalf at major auctions and provide our own condition report prior to purchase. We are also able to bid on your behalf ensuring ultimate discretion.

• We can offer an appraisal of your existing collection in entirety and specialist advice on deaccession and reinvestment in other works.  We are specialists in discovering new works and emerging markets.  By this we mean artists whose work which has been overlooked and looks set to rise having been unfairly neglected by the market.

• Above all, we work with discretion to prevent speculation about your private finances.  We work mainly on a retained basis for our art market services.