P.R.I.M.E. Finance—background, structure, purpose, and an introduction to the P.R.I.M.E. Finance Arbitration Rules (2022)

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Practice notes

P.R.I.M.E. Finance—background, structure, purpose, and an introduction to the P.R.I.M.E. Finance Arbitration Rules (2022)

Copyright © 2025 LexisNexis

Produced in partnership with Deannie Yap of P.R.I.M.E. Finance Foundation and Camilla Macpherson of Independent contributor

Practice notes
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The P.R.I.M.E. Finance Arbitration Rules (the P.R.I.M.E. Finance Rules; the Rules) are designed to offer arbitration rules containing features of particular interest to the financial markets. The current edition of the Rules came into force on 1 January 2022, after a thorough review in 2021, and apply to arbitrations commenced on or after that date . The Rules also include model clauses and a model submission agreement.

This Practice Note introduces P.R.I.M.E. Finance and its Rules.

P.R.I.M.E. Finance is the Panel of Recognised International Market Experts in Finance, an independent, not-for-profit foundation based in the Hague. By bringing together these Experts, we pursue a mission to promote certainty and reduce risk in the global financial markets. We seek to anticipate where and when contractual disputes may arise and to develop solutions to address them. Our goal is to foster greater financial market stability and increase confidence in global finance.

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Deannie Yap
Deannie Yap

Legal Officer, P.R.I.M.E. Finance Foundation

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.

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Camilla Macpherson
Camilla Macpherson

Independent contributor

From 2019 to 2024, Camilla Macpherson was Head of Secretariat of 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.
 
Camilla previously practised international arbitration and litigation at Allen & Overy in London and Amsterdam, focusing on complex, high value cross-border disputes, many involving co-ordination of cross-jurisdictional proceedings and project management on a global scale. She was also previously DLA Piper’s Head of Knowledge Management, DLA Piper’s dedicated Brexit Counsel, and Legal Counsel at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague.
 
Camilla is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a member of the Law Society’s Arbitration Working Group, a former member of the Law Society’s International Committee and a practising solicitor in England & Wales with Solicitors’ Higher Rights of Audience.

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Arbitration rules definition
What does Arbitration rules mean?

The procedural rules in accordance with which an arbitration is conducted. The arbitration rules may be found in the arbitration law of the seat of the arbitration and/or any arbitration rules agreed to apply by the parties (such as the arbitration rules of the LCIA or HKIAC).

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