Cristín has a strong commercial chancery practice, with particular expertise in all aspects of insolvency law, commercial dispute resolution and property litigation. She is especially recommended for commercial injunctions.
Cristín is appointed to the Attorney General’s Regional Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown.
Insolvency & Restructuring
Cristín is known for her expertise in this area. She has a broad range of experience in corporate and individual insolvency matters and regularly acts and advises in proceedings concerned with all aspects of administration, liquidation and bankruptcy, including asset recovery proceedings, remuneration applications Berkeley Applegate applications and disputed debts.
She has particular expertise in matters concerning validity of office holders’ appointments.
Commercial
Cristín regularly receives instructions in connection with high value commercial disputes and partnership disputes. She has acted for clients from a wide range of businesses including banking, manufacturing, the legal profession, litigation support services, insolvency practitioners and suppliers of food. She has particular experience and expertise in commercial injunctions.
Banking and Finance
Cristín has a strong practice in Banking & Financial Services. She regularly represents banks and their customers in connection with enforcement of mortgages, loans and guarantees. She is experienced in cases raising issues of undue influence, unconscionable bargain, constructive trust and unfair relationships.
Company
Cristín is experienced in Company disputes. She advises and represents Companies, directors and shareholders in relation to proceedings for breach of directors’ duty, unfair prejudice petitions and shareholder disputes.
Company Directors Disqualification
Cristín acts for the Secretary of State and for Company directors in connection with disqualification applications.
Property
Cristín practises in all areas of real property and landlord and tenant, both residential and commercial. She is especially recommended for property injunctions. She contributes to the Business Tenancies Chapter of the Landlord and Tenant Factbook (Sweet & Maxwell Ltd). She regularly advises and represents landlords, tenants and other property owners in connection with a variety of property matters including trespass and interference with easements and rights of way, termination and renewal of business tenancies, forfeiture of commercial leases, rent review clauses, beneficial interests and co-ownership.
Called to the Bar, Lincoln’s Inn, 2004
Appointed to the Attorney General’s Regional Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown 2018
Admitted to practice of barrister & solicitor:
-Western Australia, 2000 -High Court Australia, 2000 -New South Wales, 2002 -Victoria, 2003
Atanaskovic Hartnell, Sydney 2002-2004
William & Hughes Perth, 2000-2002
Associate to The Honourable Justice Steytler, Supreme Court of Western Australia, Perth 1999- 2000
Freehill Hollingdale and Page 1997-2000
Member of the Chancery Bar Association
Member of the North East Circuit
Sacred Heart Grammar School, Newry, Northern Ireland (1988); Mercedes College, Perth, Australia (1992); University of Western Australia (1993-99 Bachelor of Science with Hons; Bachelor of Law); Lincoln’s Inn.
University of Western Australia, Bachelor of Science with Honours (Biochemistry) and Bachelor of Law