Database of arbitrators
Ar David Tak Wai Yek
Principal Architect, Arbitrator & Mediator
DYA+C
Gender: Male
Nationality: Malaysian
Address: Petaling Jaya,
Country: Malaysia
Email Address: davidyekarchitect@gmail.com
Phone: +6019 382 4564
Website: http://davidyek.com
Languages: English Native, Malay Fluent, Mandarin Fluent, Cantonese Fluent
Experience as sole arbitrator: Yes , 2 cases
Experience as co-arbitrator: No
Experience as presiding arbitrator: Yes , 2 cases
Experience as counsel in arbitration proceedings: Yes , 5 cases
Legal systems: Civil Law, Common Law
Bar Admission:
Fields of arbitration specialization: Construction & Infrastructure, Commercial arbitration
Publications:
Investigation into the Legal Framework Governing Arbitration and Constitution of the Arbitral Appointing Body, Dispute-Clause, Arbitration Rules and Administration of Construction Dispute Arbitration in Malaysia Taking The Malaysia Institute of Architects (‘PAM’) as A Study’ (LLM Dissertation Robert Gordon University 2022).
‘My Mediation Log-Book: Mediating a Crime?’ (2021), accessed 27 Oct 2021;
‘If its Ain’t Broken, It’s Not Worth Mending – A Look Into A Dysfunctional Dispute Clause’ (2021), accessed 27 Oct 2021;
‘Malaysia Day Special: Unity in Diversity of Different Seats Within the Jurisdiction of Malaysia’ (2021), accessed 27 Oct 2021;
‘Can a Non-Independent Arbitrator Acts Independently?’ (2021), accessed 27 Oct 2021;
‘The Three-Tenets of Arbitration, Which Held Supreme?’ (2021), accessed 27 Oct 2021;
‘My Mediation Log-Book: Cracking a Joint Venture’ (2021), accessed 27 Oct 2021;
‘CPC, CFO/CCC, VP Conundrum’ (2021), accessed 27 Oct 2021;
‘Adjudication with the Spanner in the Gearbox’ (2021), accessed 27 Oct 2021;
‘The Settle of the Unsettled Law in CIPAA as at 2020’, (2021), accessed 27 Oct 2021;
‘Lessons on Arbitral’s Impartiality – Halliburton v Chubb’ (2021), accessed 27 Oct 2021;
‘PAM Practice Note 3-2020, My Points of View’ (2021), accessed 27 Oct 2021;
‘Architect has No Duty of Care to the Contractor – The Malaysian Approach’ (2021), accessed 27 Oct 2021;
‘To Trust or Not To Trust, A Retention of UK’s Inspiration’ (2020), accessed 27 Oct 2021;
‘Covid Bill in the Construction Industries – Peace Before the Storm, A Personal Reflection’ (2020), accessed 27 Oct 2021;
‘Warranty, Defects Liabilities, Longstop … Where is the Limit?’ (2020), accessed 27 Oct 2021;
‘Roles of Architects as Construction Mediators in Post MCO Recovery in Malaysia’ ’ (2020), accessed 27 Oct 2021;
‘Is There Such Immunity As a Certifier For The Architect’ (2020), accessed 27 Oct 2021;
‘A Question On Prolongation Costs’ (2020), accessed 27 Oct 2021;
‘Discrepancy Between the Drawings and BQ Which Take Precedent’ (2020), accessed 27 Oct 2021;
‘MCO-04 New Normality Bites’ (2020), accessed 27 Oct 2021;
‘MCO-03 Go to Work Mr Architect’ (2020), accessed 27 Oct 2021;
‘Dispute Avoidance During MCO What Architect Can Or Cannot Do’ (2020), accessed 27 Oct 2021;
‘Movement Control Order (MCO) From the Lens of an Architect’ (2020), accessed 27 Oct 2021;
‘Granting of EOT by the Architect Unilaterally’ (2019), accessed 27 Oct 2021;
‘PAM Adjudication Panel, a Matter to be Considered’ (2019), accessed 27 Oct 2021;
‘MY SOPL Security of Payment Legislation in the Malaysian Construction Industry – My Observation’ (2019), accessed 27 Oct 2021;