Crispin Vinnell
Partner
- Crispin Vinnell
- Partner
- Christchurch
- Insolvency & Corporate Recovery | Banking & Finance
Crispin advises a wide range of clients, including banks, finance companies, chartered accountants, insolvency practitioners, receivers, liquidators, administrators and the Official Assignee on all facets of insolvency and recovery matters.
This includes Court action at all levels, mortgagee sales, recovery of collateral under the Personal Property Securities Act and advice to receivers and liquidators. Crispin has a particular expertise in personal insolvency.
Awards
- He is ranked in the 2017 - 2021 Chambers and Partners Directories and 'is particularly noted for his combination of insolvency and banking-related issues, one source describing him as "very experienced in financial matters," and he regularly acts on behalf of leading New Zealand banks and prominent international financial service providers.
- Crispin is named as a 'Leading Individual' in the 2016 - 2021 Legal 500 Asia Pacific Guides. One client stated, 'Crispin Vinnell is an outstanding insolvency lawyer and someone in whom we have 100% trust to provide legal advice in complex and difficult insolvency assignments.’ Crispin is also recommended for his banking and finance work in the Guide.
- He is also recognised as 'Highly Regarded" in the IFLR 1000 international Directory.
- Crispin was named as a recommended lawyer for insolvency and corporate recovery in the Doyles Guide.
Experience
- Acting for a bank and receivers in recovery of multi-million dollar debt owed by a corporate dairy farm.
- Acting on a High Court litigation involving a major bank and a PPSR dispute in the equipment finance industry
- Acting on a complex litigation in the High Court and Court of Appeal relating to a finance company, a failed subdivision and mortgage priority and caveat issues.
- Acting for Kiwibank Limited on the mortgagee sale of a commercial premises, followed by the sale of contracting equipment under the Bank's General Security Agreement.
- Working with our transactional banking team on issues surrounding a work out or restructure.
Credentials
- BA/LLB , University of Canterbury
Admitted
- 1994
Professional Associations
- Insolvency Working Group (2015)
- RITANZ (Restructuring Insolvency & Turnaround Association of New Zealand Incorporated)
- New Zealand Credit and Finance Institute
- Banking and Finance Law Association
- INSOL New Zealand