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The renowned British sculptor who created Birmingham’s bull statue is embroiled in a bitter £5m legal battle with his sons after he disinherited them.
Laurence Broderick, 87, does not communicate with his sons Graham and Roger after they blamed him for the death of their little brother Ollie in 2019.
The six-tonne bronze sculpture of the bull has been declared one of the most outstanding public works in the world.
But its author has already changed the locks of the house and none of the boys can enter.
The family used to be very close, and son Graham worked alongside his father in finishing the works as well as selling them.
But drama hit them in 2018 when Laurence’s wife Ingrid was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and a year later their son Ollie died.
Ollie died aged 46 after chronic kidney problems since childhood. He had undergone three kidney transplants and was awaiting another, before dying peacefully in hospital in 2019.
When Laurence was blamed for Ollie’s death by the two sons he cut them out of his life and the family business, the High Court in London was told.
Graham then sued his father, saying he was owed £5 million after being part of the family business with his mother and father for 20 years.
It is now reported that the father and son have reached an agreement and closed the court proceedings.
Graham claimed to own one-third of the assets of the partnership with his father, both for the artwork and for their estates in Bedfordshire.
Laurence Broderick is a renowned sculptor specializing in figurative bronze engravings, themed from nature.
His most famous work is ‘The Bull’, a sculpture erected in 2003 in front of the Bullring shopping center in Birmingham.
The details of the agreement between them have not been made public.
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