Adrian Parkhouse
High Net Worth Guide 2024
Band 1 : Art and Cultural Property Law
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Provided by Adrian Parkhouse
Practice Areas
Adrian advises an unusually broad spectrum of clients on diverse claims. As a partner in the Commercial Litigation team, he brings a breadth of experience to advising clients with primarily commercial disputes. He is also recognised as one of the country's leading art lawyers.
Adrian heads the firm's Commercial Litigation team and is co-chair of its Art Group.
His core skills are analysis of a client's case, understanding their commercial or personal objectives and building a team to use available resolution techniques to achieve the best outcome.
In recent years his practice has revolved around clients in the financial, investment and banking sectors and clients in the world of art and heritage. The legal issues generated by both are similar: contractual analysis, negligence, fraud, valuing loss and evidential matters. The industry knowledge required differs but the opportunity to understand the client's business remains a facet of the litigator's life that appeals.
Cost-effectiveness is a high priority. Team creation and management are key to his practice. Litigation is not an end in itself but a pragmatic means to achieve the client's end. Adrian was an early proponent of mediation in the UK.
Recent cases have involved acting for investment funds or their owners in claims for breach of confidence, in jurisdiction challenges and claims for breach of warranties on the sale of fund interests. He also advises owners of art in claims for the recovery of works from defaulting intermediaries and poor advice. Almost all of the work involves collaboration with specialist firms outside the UK.
Career
Adrian qualified as a solicitor in 1984.
Professional Memberships
Adrian is listed as a Top recommended 2020, Art Lawyer in Spear's 500 Magazine 2021 edition.
Adrian is the past Chair of the IBA Art & Heritage Law Committee, and a past member of the International Council of Museums Legal Committee. He is also the co-author of the England Wales chapter in "The Art Collecting Legal Handbook".
Adrian is the firm's Compliance Officer (Legal Practice).
Chambers Review
High Net Worth
Adrian Parkhouse is a leading litigator who regularly advises on complex art law matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Adrian is a real doyen of the art world. He extremely experienced and well respected, and has a really good range of clients including top-drawer institutional clients like national institutions."
"He is a statesman of the art world who deals with heavy cases with a very light touch and knows how to handle the reputational issues."
"Clients love him. He gives top-quality service and gets outstanding results. He is unflappable in extreme circumstances and a top negotiator."
"Adrian is a real doyen of the art world. He extremely experienced and well respected, and has a really good range of clients including top-drawer institutional clients like national institutions."
"He is a statesman of the art world who deals with heavy cases with a very light touch and knows how to handle the reputational issues."
"Clients love him. He gives top-quality service and gets outstanding results. He is unflappable in extreme circumstances and a top negotiator."
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