Julia Bell contributes her thoughts on why valuation is increasingly becoming a legal risk area and the growing importance of independent professional appraisal within legal disputes and proceedings to Chamber's Art & Cultural Property Law 2026 guide features close to 20 key jurisdictions. The guide provides the latest legal information on artists’ rights over their work, plagiarism and copyright infringement, art authentication, cultural heritage and its protection, art sales (including the roles of art advisers and auction houses), photography and its legal protection, NFTs, and art inheritance and the tax implications of gifts and trusts.