Laurence Harbottle
Laurence harbottle (died 2015 aged 91) was a solicitor, specialising in theatre and the media.
He was born in Newcastle upon Tyne and went to school in Cambridge. After war service in the Royal Artillery, he took a law degree at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and trained as a solicitor in Guildford.[1]
He was a founding partner of the law firm Harbottle & Lewis, which specialised in the entertainment industry. His first client was Dirk Bogarde soon followed by Laurence Olivier.[1]
His relationship with Helge Magnussen lasted for 63 happy years, and in 2006 they became civil partners.[1]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 http://www.theguardian.com/law/2015/jul/08/laurence-harbottle-obituary Alan Clark, "Laurence Harbottle obituary", The Guardian, 8 July 2015.