Friday, 13 March 2026
Insolvent Property Developments: Risks, Processes and Strategy
- Consideration of the best insolvency regime and their relative benefits or disadvantages when dealing with property developments
- Common issues arising in managing insolvent property developments and strategies
- Discussion of options available for different classes of creditors
Presented by Neale Jackson, Partner, Calibre Partners
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD hour
Chair
Bill Gambrill, Special Counsel, MartelliMcKegg Lawyers
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the insolvency regimes available for distressed property developments and assess their relative benefits, disadvantages and practical implications
- Identify common issues arising in insolvent property developments and evaluate practical strategies and options available to different classes of creditors
Presenters
Bill Gambrill, Special Counsel, Martelli McKegg Lawyers
Bill is a commercial litigation lawyer at Martelli McKegg, solicitors in Auckland. Admitted in 1992, Bill worked in New Zealand and the United Kingdom, before moving to Dubai in 2005. Bill joined Martelli McKegg from Dubai at the beginning of 2020. His New Zealand career has been in the fields of insolvency proceedings, directors’ duties claim, trust litigation, conflict of laws and enforcement of foreign judgments. Bill is a member of the Restructuring Insolvency and Turnaround Association of New Zealand, and a fellow of the Arbitrators' and Mediators' Institute of New Zealand (AMINZ).
Neale Jackson, Partner, Calibre Partners
Neale’s collaborative approach, coupled with considered, pragmatic advice has seen him successfully assist clients on a wide range of corporate and capital restructuring assignments. Working with New Zealand’s major financial institutions, Neale has successfully led restructuring and advisory projects for public and private entities in a variety of sectors. Clients appreciate Neale’s ability to develop and execute pragmatic strategies delivering business improvement, restructuring and recovery, business re-engineering and cost reduction. On any given assignment, Neale is committed to clearly communicating the alternatives and likely outcomes, and providing unambiguous, realistic advice.
