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Akhil Markanday

Akhil Markanday

UK 2026

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About

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Akhil Markanday leads BCLP’s Real Estate Disputes Group and serves as practice group leader for the firm’s Arbitration, Real Estate and Construction Disputes Practice. Clients around the world rely on his 20+ years’ experience in complex high-stakes disputes to manage risk across their UK activities.

Akhil has substantial experience with the full range of contentious property matters including joint venture, sale and purchase and development/rights of light and neighbour disputes. He also advises clients on asset management matters across their portfolios and has extensive experience with landlord and tenant matters such as rent reviews, dilapidations, forfeiture and insolvency. Akhil is also well versed in protest/trespass matters where he has secured a number of high profile injunctions to help protect clients’ land interests and is also regularly sought out to advise on real estate related professional negligence claims.

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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Real Estate Litigation - London (Firms)

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Individual Editorial
Akhil Markanday is a solicitor advocate and leads the real estate disputes team at BCLP. He regularly handles litigation concerning joint ventures and developments as well as landlord and tenant disputes.

Strengths

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  • Akhil is nothing short of remarkable. His knowledge is second to none and he is the lawyer you always want on the team.

    Real Estate LitigationChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Akhil is just outstanding. He is so bright, so responsive, so practical and has such a unique ability to simplify the most complex of cases.

    Real Estate LitigationChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Meeting and working with Akhil is a pleasure and a gift. His level of expertise is off the chart, and with this comes a level of service which remains unchallenged.

    Real Estate LitigationChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

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