Art court dispute

Australian court rejects Mossgreen administrators’ fees for returning consigned objects

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Australian court rejects Mossgreen administrators’ fees for returning consigned objects
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The Federal Court ruled that administrators of the collapsed Mossgreen auction house were not justified in requiring consignors to pay an inventory fee to recover their property. Photo shows the auction house in Armadale.

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Art court dispute

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