"Kieran Ogilvie was exceptional. He led the negotiations with the counterparty. Kieran addressed all our queries professionally and advised openly on the options available to us and the potential consequences linked to each option."

Legal 500 UK

"… very ably assisted by Kieran Ogilvie, who has a fantastic attention to detail and is very responsive to urgent requests."

Legal 500 UK

"Kieran Ogilvie was especially helpful and worked tirelessly around time constraints to ensure that nothing was held up and that the lease was signed on time. He was always willing to answer questions, no matter how trivial and highlighted the key areas of the lease we should be most concerned with. Even now after the lease has been signed he still makes himself available should we have any more queries."

Legal 500 UK

"Great communication and good subject matter knowledge."

Chambers and Partners

''I have dealt with Kieran Ogilvie on three occasions, each in relation to commercial property leases. We have been able to successfully negotiate a balanced lease whilst also being granted specific tenants requirements, such as landlord capital contributions, capped property expenses and lease extensions."

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About

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D: +44 (0)1481 732023

E: kieran.ogilvie@careyolsen.com

Laws Practised:

Guernsey

Location:

Guernsey

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Kieran Ogilvie is a senior associate in our commercial property team in Guernsey.

Kieran has extensive experience advising on a wide range of commercial property matters with a particular focus on commercial leasing (for both landlord and tenant), property development, property finance, property investment, and the property aspects of corporate transactions having acted on many high-profile acquisitions.

Career

Kieran has specialised in property matters since qualifying as a solicitor in 2014. He practised with Shoosmiths LLP in the UK before moving offshore in 2019 to continue his commercial property practice with Carey Olsen in Guernsey.

Kieran completed his Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) at the University of Glasgow where he graduated with First Class Honours in 2011, before completing his Diploma in Legal Practice at the University of Edinburgh in 2012. He obtained the Diplôme d'université Certificat d'études juridiques et Normandes in 2024 passing with a Très Bien. Kieran was then called to the Guernsey Bar as an Advocate of the Royal Court in 2025.

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Relevant experience

Acting on the sale of a premium office building in Guernsey for approximately £60 million – the largest office transaction in the Island's history – and on the acquisition of another premium office building for around £55 million, the second-largest office sale recorded in Guernsey.
Acting on the sale of a portfolio of supermarkets across Jersey and Guernsey to a major UK supermarket operator, involving 37 stores and 5 fuel forecourts.
Advising a major UK bank on its lease re‑gearing and branch relocation strategy in Guernsey.
Advising on the acquisition of a portfolio of medical surgeries, including several of Guernsey's largest and longest‑established medical centres.
Acting on a range of high‑value real estate financing and securitisation mandates, including taking security over one of Guernsey's largest multi‑let retail complexes.

Advising on the purchase of a portfolio of hotels in Guernsey, comprising some of the Island's most substantial and longest‑standing hotel operations.
Providing real estate support on numerous M&A transactions in Guernsey and the UK, including advising on a US corporate acquisition involving a target company with annual revenues of approximately $3 billion.
Acting for a major public body on a UK‑wide lease renewal programme covering more than 300 office buildings, with a portfolio value exceeding £400 million.
Advising one of the largest landowners in Scotland on a broad range of renewable energy projects, from micro‑hydro schemes to some of the largest onshore wind developments in the UK.