Antiques trade bodies are stepping up their plans for a judicial review of the Ivory Act that will come into law later this year.
Dealer bodies BADA, LAPADA and the ADA (Antiquities Dealers’ Association), along with auctioneer group SoFAA, have been preparing a request for a judicial review of elements of the bill.
A survey of collectors, auction houses and dealers by an independent market research company is planned for the end of January that will attempt to assess “the financial losses they expect to sustain as a result of the act,” a BADA statement to ATG outlined.