Tom Weekes KC

Tom Weekes KC is a leading property KC.

His recent cases include Fearn v Tate Trustees [2024] AC 1 (succeeded in a groundbreaking Supreme Court case establishing that the Tate was liable in nuisance for operating a viewing platform at Tate Modern which enabled visitors to engage in viewing neighbouring flats), Bath Rugby Ltd v Greenwood [2023] 1 P&CR 6 (succeeded in the Court of Appeal establishing that Bath Rugby can build a new stadium free of restrictive covenants) and Reeve v McDonagh [2024] EWHC 439 (Ch) (succeeded in the High Court establishing that restrictive covenants do not prohibit the erection of a replacement house at Sandbanks, Poole).

Tom has extensive experience acting in development disputes. He has acted in many cases involving restrictive covenants (including applications under s.84(1) of the Law of Property Act 1925). As co-author of Rights of Light: The Modern Law (Jordans, 2015, 3rd ed), Tom is a leading specialist in rights of light. He has appeared in cases about whether developers exploited drafting loopholes to avoid paying overage; in disputes about options; and in many cases about whether developers can escape from contracts to buy sites. In the field of commercial landlord and tenant litigation, Tom acts on lease renewals and in litigation about forfeiture, dilapidations, rent reviews and consents. He has appeared in many cases about whether tenants have satisfied break conditions. As author of Property Notices (LexisNexis, 2021, 3rd ed), he regularly acts in cases about the service and validity of notices.