Deya is a Partner in the Energy, Projects and Construction Practice.

Deya has an active practice spanning a wide array of high-value, multi-jurisdictional and complex commercial, public infrastructure, construction, and energy disputes before the Singapore courts and in arbitration. Deya also routinely handles criminal and regulatory matters for clients and in a pro bono capacity before all levels of the Singapore courts. 

Outside of his legal practice, Deya has, since 2015, been coaching the teams from Singapore Management University in the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moots.

 

Matters of significance in which Deya has been involved in include advising / acting for the following:

  • A multinational corporation ("MNC") in an ICC arbitration against a sovereign state in relation to claims amounting to more than S$250 million, arising out of the design, construction, operation and maintenance of a waste management and green energy facility in the Middle East.
  • A MNC in dispute resolution proceedings against a sovereign state in relation to claims amounting to more than S$500 million, arising out of the design, construction, operation and maintenance of a state-of-the-art sewage treatment facility in the Middle East.
  • A MNC in an SIAC arbitration against another MNC in relation to claims amounting to more than US$400 million, arising out of a long-term teaming agreement for the provision of airport technology in a South-East Asian state.
  • The Attorney-General of Singapore in multiple proceedings brought by prisoners awaiting capital punishment in Singapore before the Singapore High Court and the Court of Appeal, including for pre-action disclosure, judicial review, and declaratory judgment.
  • A MNC in an ad-hoc arbitration under the UNCITRAL Rules for claims amounting to more than US$20 million arising out of tunnelling and pipe-lay works for an offshore natural gas project in Ghana.
  • A well-known Singapore corporation in a 60-day criminal trial, and subsequent SIAC arbitration against a renowned highway/viaduct designer with claims amounting to S$50 million, arising out of the collapse of a 1.8km-long viaduct under construction in Singapore.

Related Practices

  • Energy, Projects and Construction
  • International Arbitration
  • Criminal Law

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Career & Qualifications

Singapore Management University (LL.B., Hons.)

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