Spear’s Review

‘We’re very fortunate to do lots of interesting work,’ Petra Warrington, a partner at Wedlake Bell, tells Spear’s. Specialising in contentious and non-contentious work around art, cultural property and luxury assets – including sales and purchases, restitution claims, provenance and authenticity – she is instructed by a range of clients, from artists and collectors to owners and businesses. 

Warrington developed her interest in art at the renowned Courtauld Institute. ‘I came into my career through the art route rather than the legal route.’ She spent time at Hunters and Charles Russell Speechlys before joining Wedlake Bell in 2022 alongside Tim Maxwell and Rudy Capildeo. 

She says that her cases are primarily high-value, and she often takes on American, European and Middle Eastern clients.