A High Court judge has turned down an attempt by a group of dealers and collectors of antique ivory to stop the Ivory Act 2018 coming into force, writes Noelle McElhatton.
However, Mr Justice Robert Jay allowed room for FACT (the Friends of Antique and Cultural Treasures Limited) to apply for an appeal, which the group has decided to pursue.
In a 100-page judgment, published on November 5, the judge declared himself “sympathetic” to arguments that FACT made in court in October (ATG No 2414).