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Ben Eagleson

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Ben

Expertise

Property acquisitions/sales
Property development
Commercial leasing
Subdivisions
Unit titles and Incorporated Societies (for property)
Leasing
JV development agreements
Loan/security documents
Building contracts
Management rights/Hotel leases
Business acquisitions/sales

Ben is an expert in property law, practising law since 2007.  He started his career as a litigator, then gained extensive experience in the corporate, commercial and property space in a mid sized NZ firm, mostly focused on unit title work.  He has also spent 8 years practising law in the Cayman Islands focused on the development of hotels, residential and commercial property. 

Recent Projects

  • Acting for the Caribbean subsidiary of a large international publicly listed energy company on the development of a large solar farm;
  • Acting for various hotel, mixed use and residential developments on commercial matters including financing, structuring, licensing, construction contracts and management contracts (US$60 million – US$300 million);
  • Acting for a large landowner in the lease of their commercial and industrial property portfolio;
  • Acting on various insurance structuring transactions (largest CA$600 million); and
  • Advising the second largest private landholder in the Cayman Islands on various property related matters including the leasing and development of their commercial, industrial, retail and residential property holdings.

University of Auckland: LLB, BA

2007 High Court of New Zealand
2016 Grand Court of the Cayman Islands (non practising) 

 

3 things

you might not know
about Ben

He is a passionate foodie

He loves to travel and experience new cultures

He has a keen interest in Ancient History