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Position
Partner and Global Practice Group Leader - Arbitration, Real Estate and Construction Disputes (ARC)
Career
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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Testimonials
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‘Akhil Markanday heads the team at BCLP, and it's clear to see why. Akhil's ability to 'get the job done' whilst also guiding his team demands admiration. Calm and collected, he analyses every aspect of the case.’
‘Akhil Markanday and Alexandra Selka are a hugely impressive double act. They are both extremely bright and deliver commercial and pragmatic advice every time (often under extreme time pressure). The business simply loves working with them for that reason. They are also thoroughly good people, which always helps!’
‘Alexandra Selka is first class, always on top of even the most complex and long-running cases. Akhil Markanday anchors the team. He is always aware of the client's business needs and keeps fully across all of their cases.’
‘The residential litigation team are highly professional and has offered excellent advice as well as good project management skills. They have worked well with counsel and provided appropriate resources to keep costs under control. We have found the relationship to be a good partnership.’
‘Edward Gardner - bright, pragmatic and always available on the phone. Thorough understanding of property litigation issues to the point where we rarely need Partner input. Wider team also impressive.’
‘Akhil Markanday's approach is strategic, calm, accurate and considered. He can understand the case and what is needed to deal with it, and get the right result for the client. He identified the right KC to work with on the case I was involved in and was comfortable listening to other people's views, which was essential in getting the job done. His experience in complex cases is key for clients.’
‘The property litigation team at BCLP works well as a unit. Individual team members complement each other in experience and range of skills. They communicate well with each other, and they deliver accurately, efficiently and on time.’
‘Rebecca Campbell is my point of contact. Her intellect, energy and determination make her one of the standout lawyers of her generation. In both one-on-one and large meetings, she is assured and inspires confidence. You absolutely know that she will deliver.’
'Victoria Blanchard (with huge rights of light experience), Rebecca Campbell and Akhil Markanday (head of the team) all have fantastic experience.'
'Victoria Blanchard (Partner) and Megan Davies (Associate) offer clear, well considered and measured advice that is grounded in the real-world negotiations with third parties rather than legal theorising. This is especially helpful in the often-complex world of rights of light where they offer straight forward advice when other solicitors can give an 'on the one hand but then on the other' approach.'
Key clients
- Landsec Canary Wharf Group Tristan Capital Partners National Grid Almacantar Great Portland Estates Constantinos Cleanthous Hines Heathrow Airport Limited Grosvenor Edge Tesco Aviva St Martins Crosstree Real Estate Partners Blackrock Riverstone Operations Limited Goldman Sachs Federated Hermes INTO University Partnerships AXA Real Estate Investment Managers UK Limited Southend Airport Shievon Ventures Amaal Ventures E&A Property Investments Limited Sixth Street Partners LLC CBRE Investment Management Brighton University Little Houses Group Investec LaSalle Investment Management Chancerygate