Real estate agent Martin Cooper gets relief from 'excessive' judgment

Real estate agent Martin Cooper gets relief from 'excessive' judgment
“While Mr (Martin) Cooper did not keep his eye on the ball all of the time, that lapse should not be held against him.”
Victoria Young
High profile real estate agent Martin Cooper has had a win in court after a deal with bankrupt developer Peter Chevin went awry.Associate judge Roger Bell has reduced a judgment against Cooper from $91,000 to $51,508 after a one-day high court hearing.The real estate agent’s firm, Foster Crescent, had done a deal with Glenvar Vault Capital – a company that was moved into liquidation in 2019.Chevin was considered the “shadow director of the firm” a judgment of associate judge Roger Bell dated Feb 11 said.Chevin had become...

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