Dispute resolution gets boost from Red Dot building

Singapore

TO strengthen Singapore's position as a legal hub in the region and to cater to the growing demand for international dispute resolution, the Red Dot Traffic building would be taken over by the Ministry of Law on May 1 as part of plans to expand Maxwell Chambers.

Restoration works on the conserved heritage building adjacent to Maxwell Chambers, an integrated dispute resolution complex, would begin in May and is expected to complete in 2019.

A budget of about S$25 million has been set aside for the refurbishment and conservation works, the ministry said, adding that "this investment is…