Ben Hobden

Practice Areas

Litigation & Insolvency

Restructuring

Career

Ben Hobden is co-head of Litigation & Insolvency and Restructuring in the Cayman Islands.

Having practised in the Cayman Islands for over a decade, Ben regularly acts for insolvency practitioners, debtors, and creditors in insolvency and restructuring situations, with an enviable track record of acting on many of the largest restructurings in the Cayman Islands.

Ben is an expert in restructuring by way of scheme of arrangement, activist shareholder litigation (including those under s.238 of the Companies Act), insurance disputes, all forms of interim relief and general corporate disputes, and advises financial institutions, directors, and corporates in a wide range of commercial litigation matters.

Ben is regularly engaged in large scale and complex financial services litigation and company disputes. He is also experienced in fraud and asset recovery cases in which regularly applies for interim relief, particularly injunctive relief and third-party disclosure orders.

He is a highly experienced advocate, having appeared before the Grand Court and Court of Appeal on numerous occasions, and has developed a reputation amongst his clients for providing clear, concise, and straightforward advice.