MAXWELL COMMUNITY

Christmas Party
Christmas Party
Walk and Talk
Walk and Talk
Maxwell En-Route Podcast
Maxwell En-Route Podcast
ConnectHER Directory
ConnectHER Directory
Singapore Arbitration Dialogue
Singapore Arbitration Dialogue
Maxwell Conversations 2024
Maxwell Conversations 2024
Maxwell Lectures 2024
Maxwell Lectures 2024
Maxwell Unplugged 2024
Maxwell Unplugged 2024

Thought Leadership for the ADR Community

At Maxwell Chambers, we are more than just a hearing centre – we are a dynamic dispute resolution hub committed to innovative thought leadership within the global dispute resolution community. 

Beyond providing world-class hearing facilities, we actively lead initiatives that reflect our core values.  Our dedication is evident through various projects and services in dispute resolution that can effect positive change.  This commitment is reflected in our initiatives such as our events, podcasts, interviews, our new technology services and projects like Maxwell Goes Green and the CONNECTher directory.

OUR INITIATIVES

En-Route Podcast

  • En-Route Season 1: Technology and AI
  • En-Route Season 2: Art of Negotiation
  • En-Route Season 3: Balancing Sustainability and Progress
  • En-Route Season 4: The Art of Persuasion: Advocacy before the Tribunal
  • Maxwell Unplugged
  • Maxwell in the Multiverse
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Event Calendar

  • Keep up-to-date with all past, present and future ADR events
  • Covers wide variety - from local to major ADR events, from conferences to arbitration weeks, and so much more
  • Join our specially curated #MakanwithMaxwell events for the community
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Interview Series

  • #10QuestionswithMaxwell Interviews
  • #5QuestionswithMaxwell (Green Edition)
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Encourage guests to make sustainable decisions​

Maxwell Goes Green

  • Committed in embracing sustainable practices
  • Reduce energy consumption and usage of single-use amenities
  • Procure sustainably and evaluate our current products and practices to support green vendors
  • Encourage guests to make sustainable decisions - reduce waste effectively
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CONNECTher Directory

  • Aims to highlight women arbitrators in the Asia Pacific region
  • Collectively showcase women arbitrators in a region experiencing rapid economic growth
  • List of women arbitrators who are (1) residing in Asia Pacific and (2) affiliated with one of our partner arbitral institutions based in Asia Pacific
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Maxwell Summit

  • Designed to drive meaningful reform across the international arbitration landscape
  • Bringing together leading practitioners and decision-makers, it tackles complex procedural and practice challenges through focused, working discussions on areas such as case management and evidentiary processes.
  • As part of a continuing series, the Summit goes beyond dialogue to develop practical guidance, align global practices, and strengthen arbitration’s effectiveness, accountability, and long-term relevance.
  • The Summit also laid the groundwork for sustained collaboration, recognising the need for continued, collective efforts to address growing complexity, rising costs, and evolving expectations in international arbitration.
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Maxwell Challenge

  • As part of Singapore Convention Week 2026, the Maxwell Challenge is the first premier mediation moot competition in Singapore, designed to cultivate the next generation of dispute resolution leaders.
  • A global competition designed to mirror real-world mediation and the entire mediation process.
  • Supported by Maxwell Chambers’ leading partners in this space and drawing on their extensive network of practitioners of the highest level, the competition will connect participants with prominent mediators and dispute resolution professionals, offering both mentorship and exposure to global best practices.
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The Nook

  • Introducing the Nook, a new membership lounge designed to support the day-to-day professional needs of the legal community.
  • The Nook provides an exclusive space where legal practitioners can work, connect, and engage between proceedings, appointments, and professional commitments.
  • The Nook has been carefully planned with the priorities of legal professionals in mind – functionality, discretion, and comfort. The space balances practicality with refinement, offering a setting that supports focused work as well as professional interaction.
  • Enjoy amenties assuring a comfortable co-working & meeting space, designed to support modern legal practice, whether for focused work, client meetings or time between commitments.
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Global IACA Passport

  • An initiative that enhances professional connectivity and mobility for dispute resolution practitioners worldwide.
  • The Global Passport allows recognised members to access shared lounges, facilities, and services across partner hearing centres worldwide, offering a consistent and high-quality and trusted environment wherever their work takes them.
  • The initiative marks a new stage in how the global arbitration community collaborates and supports its members.
  • The Global IACA Passport reflects IACA’s shared vision of creating an interconnected global network that supports the evolving needs of the dispute resolution community.
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Maxwell Unplugged: Erika Williams

Episode Overview
Join the conversation as Erika Williams, Independent arbitrator, joined by Monica Chong, a disputes lawyer at Wong Partnership LLP in Singapore, shares her journey of navigating a variety of roles before unexpectedly discovering her passion for arbitration – a reminder that opportunities can arise in the most unexpected places.
 
She shares insights from her experience in arbitration practice, as well as the value of both formal and informal connections while networking, and maybe even shares a few secrets on how to build them!
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Cassandra Anthonisz

Deputy Manager of Legal & Business Service

Cassandra Gayle Anthonisz is the Deputy Manager of Legal and Business Services at Maxwell Chambers. Her multifaceted experience spans across legal, business development, and communications sectors, offering a distinctive combination of legal acumen, strategic insight, and cross-sector versatility.

Her professional background encompasses legal affairs, compliance, business development, and legal technology. She has held in-house positions across sectors, where she gained extensive experience navigating complex legal and regulatory environments. Her experience spans the implementation of strategic legal frameworks in sectors such as maritime, commodities, and fintech, with a focus on client-facing legal operations; contractual negotiations; contentious and non-contentious work.

Prior to joining Maxwell Chambers, Cassandra led legal technology start-ups through the unprecedented challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic. In these capacities, she integrated legal innovation with corporate strategy, while spearheading business development initiatives and cross-border legal solutions.

Cassandra has a passion for advancing access to justice and to promoting forward-thinking and progressive business-aligned legal practices. She holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from Birmingham City University in the United Kingdom, and is currently pursuing a Master of Laws (LLM).

Ban Jiun Ean

CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Ban Jiun Ean read law at the National University of Singapore before joining the Ministry of Law. He spent nine years doing legal policy work, with a focus on the development of Singapore’s alternative dispute resolution (ADR) industry. 

Jiun Ean spearheaded the development of the world’s first integrated dispute resolution centre, Maxwell Chambers, which brought together arbitral institutions, service providers and legal practitioners under the same roof in a facility equipped with bespoke dispute resolution rooms and state-of-the-art supporting technology. In 2010, he was appointed Chief Executive of Maxwell Chambers, helming the company for five years and establishing it as the foremost dispute resolution centre of its kind in the world. In 2016, he left Maxwell to pursue several other projects, including the development of an arts centre and to write several novels. In 2019, Jiun Ean was appointed as the Executive Director of Singapore Mediation Centre (SMC), working to strengthen the mediation industry in Singapore and globally. 

Jiun Ean returns to Maxwell Chambers as Chief Executive, to augment the team as it continues to build on Maxwell’s position as the premier ADR facility in the world.

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