Huka Lodge battle: Brian Cooper takes over for late Michael Kidd against ex business partner
3 Mar, 2021 04:25 AM
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The Huka Lodge in Taupo. Photo / Supplied
Private investigator Bryan Cooper has stepped in as plaintiff on behalf of the estate of the late South African businessman Michael Kidd in his long-running legal action against his former business partner and former Huka Lodge owner Alex van Heeren.
Kidd, 77, died of pancreatic cancer in Gauteng, South Africa on February 18.
Under Kidd s will, dated October 22, 2020, he nominated Cooper as executor and made various directions as to the disposal of his assets.
In April 2015, High Court Justice John Fogarty ordered that van Heeren make an interim payment to Kidd of US$25 million ($34.2m) and that an account be taken between the two former partners to determine the full amount owed. Van Heeren was also required to cover Kidd s court costs.