[5] The origins of Maxwell Chambers can be traced to 2002 when the Legal Services Working Group of the Economic Review Committee chaired by then Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong stressed the need for “good infrastructure and facilities” to make Singapore a regional alternative dispute resolution service centre.

The architects visited arbitration hearing centres around the world to get design ideas, and then added “a Singapore touch”.

Survey respondents remarked that Maxwell Chambers was “perfect”, “the standout facility” and “currently the gold standard”.

[11] Maxwell Chambers occupies the former Customs House located in Tanjong Pagar in Singapore's central business district.

[15] The Ministry of Law announced on 5 January 2017 that Maxwell Chambers would triple in capacity by taking over the neighbouring building at 28 Maxwell Road (formerly known as the Red Dot Traffic Building), in order to support the growth of dispute resolution institutions which have seen significant increases in caseload.

[20] Maxwell Chambers offers 39 custom-designed and fully equipped hearing and preparation rooms, a business centre,[21] and a lounge for arbitrators.

[26] In addition to providing hearing facilities and office space, Maxwell Chambers also organises a number of signature events: