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Company

Wedlake Bell

Position

Partner

Index

Art Lawyers

Legal

Location

London

Advice type

Art

Art acquisitions

Legal - Art

Provenance

Asset Class

Collectibles

Luxury

Client type

Artists

Art people

HNW

Sector Focus

Art Products

Legal Advisory Services

Geographical focus

Middle East

International

Petra Warrington

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. 

Rank: Recommended

Recommended 2025, Art Lawyers

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