Deannie Yap#12599

Deannie Yap

Deannie Yap is Legal Officer at P.R.I.M.E. Finance, a foundation based in The Hague which seeks to foster greater financial market stability and increased confidence in global finance.
 
Deannie a Singapore-qualified advocate and solicitor who holds an LLB from the Singapore Management University as well as an Advanced LLM in International Dispute Settlement and Arbitration (cum laude) from Leiden University. Deannie spent five years in private legal practice in Singapore dealing with civil and commercial litigation matters before moving to The Hague in 2021. She has a keen interest in the emerging frontier of digital assets and fintech-related disputes.
Contributed to

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P.R.I.M.E Finance (2022)—appointing, challenging and replacing the tribunal
P.R.I.M.E Finance (2022)—appointing, challenging and replacing the tribunal
Practice Notes

This Practice Note sets out how the tribunal is appointed in an arbitration under the P.R.I.M.E Finance arbitration rules. It also explains how to bring a challenge to an arbitrator.

P.R.I.M.E Finance (2022)—the award
P.R.I.M.E Finance (2022)—the award
Practice Notes

This Practice Note considers the requirements for arbitral awards under the P.R.I.M.E. Finance Arbitration Rules.

P.R.I.M.E. Finance (2022)—commencing an arbitration
P.R.I.M.E. Finance (2022)—commencing an arbitration
Practice Notes

This Practice Note considers how to commence (start, initiate, begin) an arbitration under the P.R.I.M.E. Finance Arbitration Rules by issuing a Notice of Arbitration.

P.R.I.M.E. Finance (2022)—costs of the arbitration
P.R.I.M.E. Finance (2022)—costs of the arbitration
Practice Notes

This Practice Note considers the costs payable under the P.R.I.M.E. Finance Arbitration Rules including the tribunals power to award costs and the parties’ ability to challenge the costs awarded.

P.R.I.M.E. Finance (2022)—procedure and evidence
P.R.I.M.E. Finance (2022)—procedure and evidence
Practice Notes

This Practice Note considers the procedure of an arbitration under the P.R.I.M.E Finance arbitration rules. It covers the requirements of an arbitration agreement, the Notice of Arbitration and Response, joinder, timing and communications, written submissions and evidence, interim measures, settlement and hearings, among other matters.

P.R.I.M.E. Finance (2022)—response to the notice of arbitration
P.R.I.M.E. Finance (2022)—response to the notice of arbitration
Practice Notes

This Practice Note considerst how to respond (or defend) to a Notice of Arbitration issued under the P.R.I.M.E. Finance Arbitration Rules.

P.R.I.M.E. Finance (2022)—tribunal’s powers
P.R.I.M.E. Finance (2022)—tribunal’s powers
Practice Notes

This Practice Note considers the arbitral tribunal’s powers under the P.R.I.M.E. Finance Arbitration Rules. These include determining the place, location. language and applicable laws in the arbitration, ordering interim remedies, ruling on jurisdiction, emergency arbitration, joinder and consolidation, early determination, and expedited arbitration.

P.R.I.M.E. Finance—background, structure, purpose, and an introduction to the P.R.I.M.E. Finance
P.R.I.M.E. Finance—background, structure, purpose, and an introduction to the P.R.I.M.E. Finance
Practice Notes

This Practice Note provides an introduction to, and some background on, P.R.I.M.E. Finance and the P.R.I.M.E. Arbitration Rules to assist practitioners to understand the context and use of the rules.

Practice Area

Panel

  • Contributing Author

Qualified Year

  • 2016

Experience

  • P.R.I.M.E. Finance (2023 - Present)
  • Hague Conference on Private International Law (Intern) (September 2022 - February 2023)
  • Tan, Oei & Oei LLC (Senior Associate) (2016 - 2021)

Membership

  • Singapore Academy of Law
  • Law Society of Singapore

Qualifications

  • Advanced LLM (2022)
  • Bachelor of Laws, LLB (2015)

Education

  • Leiden University (2021-2022)
  • Singapore Management University (2011-2015)
  • Yonsei University (Exchange Semester) (March-June 2014)

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