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David Tak Wai Yek
Nationality :
Malaysia
Country :
Malaysia
Language :
Malay and English (Primary); Mandarin and Cantonese (Spoken)
Type of Panel :
Mediator and Arbitrator
Area of Expertise :
Construction Sectors, i.e. Architectural, Civil Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Building, Building Defects Forensics; Civil Commercial, i.e. Trading; Tort, i.e. Professional Negligence, Building Defects Forensic, Building and Fire Codes Compliance; Dispute Resolutions, i.e. Arbitration, Adjudication, Mediation, Expert and Dispute Resolution and Avoidance Board.
Publications :
1. ‘Critical Observation in the Inception, Growth, and Recent Development of Adjudication in the Malaysian Construction Industry: An Adjudicator’s Perspective’ (2022), <https://aiadr.world/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/AIADR-Journal-Volume-2-Issue-10-v2.pdf>, accessed 3 Jan 2023;
2. ‘My Mediation Log-Book: Mediating a Crime?’ (2021), <http://www.davidyek.com/adr/my-mediation-log-book-mediating-a-crime> accessed 27 Oct 2021;
3. ‘If its Ain’t Broken, It’s Not Worth Mending – A Look Into A Dysfunctional Dispute Clause’ (2021), <http://www.davidyek.com/adr/if-its-aint-broken-its-not-worth-mending-a-look-into-a-dysfunctional-dispute-clause> accessed 27 Oct 2021;
4. ‘Malaysia Day Special: Unity in Diversity of Different Seats Within the Jurisdiction of Malaysia’ (2021), <http://www.davidyek.com/adr/malaysia-day-special-unity-in-diversity-of-different-seats-within-the-jurisdiction-of-malaysia> accessed 27 Oct 2021;
5. ‘Can a Non-Independent Arbitrator Acts Independently?’ (2021), <http://www.davidyek.com/adr/can-a-non-independent-arbitrator-acts-independently> accessed 27 Oct 2021;
6. ‘The Three-Tenets of Arbitration, Which Held Supreme?’ (2021), <http://www.davidyek.com/adr/the-three-tenets-of-arbitration-which-held-supreme> accessed 27 Oct 2021;
7. ‘My Mediation Log-Book: Cracking a Joint Venture’ (2021), <http://www.davidyek.com/adr/my-mediation-log-book-cracking-a-joint-venture> accessed 27 Oct 2021;
8. ‘CPC, CFO/CCC, VP Conundrum’ (2021), <http://www.davidyek.com/adr/cpc-cfoccc-vp-conundrum> accessed 27 Oct 2021;
9. ‘Adjudication with the Spanner in the Gearbox’ (2021), <http://www.davidyek.com/adr/adjudication-with-the-spanner-in-the-gearbox> accessed 27 Oct 2021;
10. ‘The Settle of the Unsettled Law in CIPAA as at 2020’, (2021), <http://www.davidyek.com/adr/the-settle-of-the-unsettled-law-in-cipaa-as-at-2020> accessed 27 Oct 2021;
11. ‘Lessons on Arbitral’s Impartiality – Halliburton v Chubb’ (2021), <http://www.davidyek.com/adr/lessons-on-arbitrals-impartiality-halliburton-v-chubb> accessed 27 Oct 2021;
12. ‘PAM Practice Note 3-2020, My Points of View’ (2021), <http://www.davidyek.com/adr/pam-practice-notes-3-2020-my-point-of-view> accessed 27 Oct 2021;
13. ‘Architect has No Duty of Care to the Contractor – The Malaysian Approach’ (2021), <http://www.davidyek.com/adr/architect-has-no-duty-of-care-to-the-contractor-the-malaysian-approach> accessed 27 Oct 2021;
14. ‘To Trust or Not To Trust, A Retention of UK’s Inspiration’ (2020), <http://www.davidyek.com/adr/to-trust-or-not-to-trust-a-retention-of-uks-inspiration> accessed 27 Oct 2021;
15. ‘Covid Bill in the Construction Industries – Peace Before the Storm, A Personal Reflection’ (2020), <http://www.davidyek.com/adr/covid-bill-in-the-construction-industries-peace-before-the-storm-a-personal-reflection> accessed 27 Oct 2021;
16. ‘Warranty, Defects Liabilities, Longstop … Where is the Limit?’ (2020), <http://www.davidyek.com/adr/warranty-defect-liability-longstop-where-is-the-limit> accessed 27 Oct 2021;
17. ‘Roles of Architects as Construction Mediators in Post MCO Recovery in Malaysia’ ’ (2020), <http://www.davidyek.com/adr/roles-of-architects-as-construction-mediators-in-post-mco-recovery-in-malaysia> accessed 27 Oct 2021;
18. ‘Is There Such Immunity As a Certifier For The Architect’ (2020), <http://www.davidyek.com/adr/is-there-such-immunity-as-a-certifier-for-the-architect> accessed 27 Oct 2021;
19. ‘A Question On Prolongation Costs’ (2020), <http://www.davidyek.com/adr/a-question-on-prolongation-costs> accessed 27 Oct 2021;
20. ‘Discrepancy Between the Drawings and BQ Which Take Precedent’ (2020), <http://www.davidyek.com/adr/a-question-on-prolongation-costs> accessed 27 Oct 2021;
21. ‘MCO-04 New Normality Bites’ (2020), <http://www.davidyek.com/adr/mco-04-new-normality-bites> accessed 27 Oct 2021;
22. ‘MCO-03 Go to Work Mr Architect’ (2020), < http://www.davidyek.com/adr/mco-03-go-to-work-mr-arcitect > accessed 27 Oct 2021;
23. ‘Dispute Avoidance During MCO What Architect Can Or Cannot Do’ (2020), <http://www.davidyek.com/adr/dispute-avoidance-during-mco-what-architect-can-or-cannot-do> accessed 27 Oct 2021;
24. ‘Movement Control Order (MCO) From the Lens of an Architect’ (2020), <http://www.davidyek.com/adr/movement-control-order-mco-from-the-lens-of-an-architect> accessed 27 Oct 2021;
25. ‘Granting of EOT by the Architect Unilaterally’ (2019), <http://www.davidyek.com/adr/granting-of-eot-by-the-architect-unilaterally> accessed 27 Oct 2021;
26. ‘PAM Adjudication Panel, a Matter to be Considered’ (2019), <http://www.davidyek.com/adr/pam-adjudication-panel-a-matter-to-be-considered> accessed 27 Oct 2021;
27. ‘MY SOPL Security of Payment Legislation in the Malaysian Construction Industry – My Observation’ (2019), <http://www.davidyek.com/adr/my-sopl-security-of-payment-legislation-in-the-malaysian-construction-industry-my-observation> accessed 27 Oct 2021;
28. ‘Battle of the Malaysian Standard Forms of Building Contract’ (2019), <http://www.davidyek.com/adr/battle-of-the-malaysian-standard-forms-of-building-contract> accessed 27 Oct 2021;
29. ‘Reflecting on a Talk about Liquidated Damages post Cubic Electronics v Mars Telecommunications’ (2019), <http://www.davidyek.com/adr/battle-of-the-malaysian-standard-forms-of-building-contract> accessed 27 Oct 2021;
30. ‘CIArb International Arbitration Conference 2018’ (2019), <http://www.davidyek.com/adr/ciarb-international-arbitration-conference-2018> accessed 27 Oct 2021
31. ‘Recoupment of Unpaid Architectural Fee Arising from Termination’ (2021) <http://www.davidyek.com/critics/recoupment-of-unpaid-architecture-fee-arising-from-termination> accessed 15 Nov 2021
32. ‘A Quality Standard Applied to All Construction Work’ (2021) <http://www.davidyek.com/critics/a-quality-standard-applied-to-all-construction-work> accessed 15 Nov 2021
33. ‘Occupational Safety and Health in the Construction Industry OSHIM Another Construction Design Management CDM in Disguise‘ (2021) <http://www.davidyek.com/critics/occupational-safety-and-health-in-the-construction-industry-oshim-another-construction-design-management-cdm-in-disguise> accessed 15 Nov 2021
34. ‘Can the Architect Claim Scale of Maximum Fee in the Face of Termination’ (2021) <http://www.davidyek.com/critics/can-the-architect-claim-scale-of-maximum-fee-in-the-face-of-termination> accessed 15 Nov 2021
35. ‘The Supremacy of Approved Drawings’ (2021) <http://www.davidyek.com/critics/the-supremacy-of-approved-drawings> accessed 15 Nov 2021
36. ‘Should I Sue my Architect or Report to the Board’ (2021) <http://www.davidyek.com/critics/should-i-sue-my-architect-or-report-to-the-board> accessed 15 Nov 2021
37. ‘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).