Allegra Crawford

Profile

Allegra specialises in dispute resolution, insolvency and restructuring. She advises clients on a range of matters including contractual and equitable claims, corporate governance and shareholder and partnership disputes, trust disputes, fraud and asset recovery, property disputes, and interim and pre-action relief. She also acts for clients in relation to debt enforcement, distressed refinancing, insolvency, and restructuring, including cross-border matters.

Prior to rejoining Buddle Findlay in 2026, Allegra worked in the Cayman Islands for a leading international law firm, in their dispute resolution and insolvency team.

Work highlights

Acting for the trustee of three private trusts established in the Cayman Islands

on a successful application by the trustee under a statutory version of the 'rule in Hastings-Bass', which essentially permits the court to unwind errors made by trustees - in this case, an error giving rise to a significant unforeseen tax liability

Acting for a Chinese real estate company

on the restructuring of its offshore debt, by way of parallel Cayman Islands and Hong Kong schemes of arrangement

Acting for companies in post-merger appraisal proceedings

seeking a determination as to the fair value of shares held by shareholders who dissented from the merger

Acting for a creditor

in proceedings relating to enforcement of a foreign arbitral award and personal bankruptcy of the debtor, and subsequently acting for the agents of the trustee in bankruptcy in relation to claw-back claims, including seeking urgent interim relief and assisting with cross-border enforcement and asset tracing across multiple jurisdictions

Acting for a defendant

to a complex breach of confidence claim in the High Court of New Zealand

Acting for the respondent

in an appeal to the Supreme Court of New Zealand regarding a successful challenge to a creditors' compromise

Acting for the Chinese holding company

of a large-scale group in proceedings seeking appointment of joint restructuring officers over the company, to preserve the company's position while developing a restructuring to avoid a potential insolvent liquidation

Acting for a foreign liquidator

seeking to realise assets in the Cayman Islands in circumstances where the liquidator’s authority to act and the ownership of the assets were both contested

Acting in relation to proceedings in the High Court of New Zealand

seeking recognition and enforcement of a foreign personal bankruptcy order.

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