Art and Heritage Law: Contested Heritage
Art, heritage and the odd bit of law. Richard Harwood KC, barrister of 39 Essex Chambers and Clarissa Levi, Art & Heritage Counsel at Wedlake Bell LLP discuss challenges and successes in the heritage and art world with guests from across the sector. For professionals, owners and the general listener, Clarissa and Richard ask: what is going on? what can be done? what are the stories behind the buildings, treasures and the cases?
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 30 minutes
- Episodes
- 32
- Years Active
- 2025
The Heritage Industry - Heaven or Hell?
How heritage consultants help, retro-fitting and the three characteristics of Gothic architecture. Richard Harwood KC and Clarissa Levi chat to Dr Emma Wells, Director of Heritage at Heritage Potenti…
Tax in Historic Houses
How does tax policy shape our heritage?
39 Essex Chambers barristers Richard Harwood KC and Clarissa Levi of Wedlake Bell are joined by Sarah Roller of Historic Houses to discuss the economic benefit …
Heritage Foundations
39 Essex Chambers barristers Richard Harwood KC and Clarissa Levi of Wedlake Bell talk to Lucy Brown, Chief Executive of the Hugo Burge Foundation, about setting up an arts foundation. We explore ho…
The Huguenot Museum
What brought a wealth of French artists and craftsmen to London in the 16th and 17th centuries? Tessa Murdoch, Chair of Trustees of the Huguenot Museum, joins Richard Harwood KC and Clarissa Levi to…
Heritage Uncovered
To live in historic homes we must keep them modernised. This needn’t mean a loss - updating a home for modern living can reveal and celebrate its heritage. Also… we need bathrooms! Clarissa Levi a…
Curating Portraits
What does a Chief Curator do, and what goes on behind the scenes at an art gallery?
Richard Harwood KC and Clarissa Levi are joined by Imogen Gibbon of National Galleries of Scotland to discuss making…
What do historic buildings and art mean to the historian?
We often talk of the historic interest in buildings, but what does that mean to the historian? How does art help understand our past? Richard Harwood KC and Clarissa Levi from BHL Art Group talk to D…
The Art of Mediation
It’s good to talk. Richard Harwood KC and Clarissa Levi chat with barrister and mediator Kelly Stricklin-Coutinho of 39 Essex Chambers about how mediation works, and its role in commercial and instit…
The Economics of Heritage
How is the viability of a heritage project considered? When do the numbers stack up?
Richard and Clarissa talk to David Tomback OBE FRICS, the Development Economics Director of Historic England about …
The Real Tennis Episode
Gripped by the nation's annual tennis fever, Richard Harwood KC and Clarissa Levi turn to heritage tennis with Robert Dolman. Robert explains Real Tennis from the recreation of monks to the sport of…
Barts Heritage
The restoration of the Great Hall and Hogarth Staircase at St Bartholomew’s Hospital in the City of London is one of the most exciting conservation projects presently underway. Richard Harwood KC an…
The Value of Art
How do we value a work of art? What makes one object sell for millions when a similar object doesn't sell at all? And is that really what those objects are worth? Richard and Clarissa chat with art e…
Art and Land
When is an artwork part of a building or land? Or can you just take the statue with you when you sell up? Dr David Sawtell, barrister at 39 Essex Chambers, talks to Richard Harwood KC and Clarissa Le…
By the Seaside
Funfairs, rollercoasters and ’99 ice creams. Richard and Clarissa talk to leading planning consultant Nick Laister of Laister Planning, about the ups and downs of seaside amusement parks, including t…
Mixing Art and Law
How do lawyers relax? Richard Harwood KC and Clarissa Levi chat to Stephen Tromans KC, one of the country’s leading environmental lawyers, about his painting and his works exhibited at 39 Essex Chamb…
Landmark Trust at 60
Dr Anna Keay, Director of The Landmark Trust, joins Richard and Clarissa to discuss the origins of Landmark, how its buildings are saved, what they mean to us to us, and to describe two exciting curr…
Caring for Cultural Heritage
In her book 'Caring for Cultural Heritage', Dr Charlotte Woodhead explores the legal and ethical initiatives in the UK for caring for cultural heritage. Richard and Clarissa discuss ethics of care an…
SAVE Britain's Heritage at 50
The historic buildings charity SAVE Britain’s Heritage is 50 years old in 2025. Richard Harwood KC and Clarissa Levi talk to Henrietta Billings, the Director of SAVE, talks about its work and how to …
Artificial Intelligence and Art
How does Artificial Intelligence affect art and cultural institutions? Richard and Clarissa talk to Emily Gould, Assistant Director of the Institute of Art and Law, to discuss the use of creative wor…
Gasholders
What are gasholders and how do we mark engineering heritage when technology moves on? Professor Russell Thomas, Technical Director of WSP, and Timur Tatlioglu, Partner and Head of Montagu Evans’ Hist…