Mark Reeves > Weightmans > Newcastle upon Tyne, England > Lawyer Profile
Weightmans Offices
1 ST JAMES' GATE
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE1 4AD
England
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Mark Reeves
Position
Mark is a principal associate within our commercial litigation team based in Newcastle. He has over 6 years of experience acting on a broad range of commercial disputes.
He has recently been involved in a number of high value and complex cases, including:
Successfully defending an application for mandatory injunctive relief, including full cost recovery;
Acting for a PLC in a sizeable professional negligence claim against a national law firm;
Advising on a high value franchise dispute in which a former franchisee is claiming damages for repudiatory breach of contract against a well-known national franchisor following its purported wrongful termination of the franchise agreement.
In addition to his above experience, Mark has also advised on claims involving the misuse of confidential information and has successfully mediated a number of significant disputes.
Lawyer Rankings
North > Real estate > Property litigation
Based in Newcastle, Weightmans’ property litigation team is known for its sector-focused expertise, advising clients in the energy, utilities, construction, education, licensing and leisure sectors. Steered by employment law specialist Christopher Graham, and supported by legal director Jill Dalkin, the team takes on various disputes concerning accrual of significant arrears leading to the disconnection of supply to commercial premises, as well as breach of covenants involving building works. Dalkin is also an expert on trespass, adverse possession, rights of access, dilapidations and injunctive relief. Mark Reeves, a member of the commercial litigation team, works on high-value franchise disputes and is frequently sought out by energy and utilities sector clients for advice on dilapidations, breach of lease covenants, business lease renewals and forfeiture issues.
North > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Newcastle
Christopher Graham, head of Weightmans’ regional office in Newcastle, leads high court actions concerning the prevention of database misuse, the recovery of diverted funds and investigations into serious fraud compliance as well as freezing orders. Experienced commercial litigator Anthony Rance is a go-to name for disputes involving professional negligence, issues pertaining to IT projects, the misuse of confidential information and cyber incidents. Legal director Jill Dalkin is a specialist in assisting a diverse range of clients with high value real estate litigation. Principal associate Mark Reeves is a key support in professional negligence, franchise and misuse of information disputes.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property litigation
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Newcastle
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Newcastle
- Employment > Employment
- Insurance > Personal injury and clinical negligence: defendant
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Real estate > Commercial property: Newcastle
- Real estate > Construction
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate