The challenges facing businesses globally as they position for recovery post-pandemic are inherently interlinked. FIDES members believe that adopting a holistic approach to managing operational efficiencies will enable corporate occupiers to meet these numerous and varied challenges with renewed confidence […]
Lease events act as a catalyst for change, and with many organisations re-assessing where and how they work, the decision to remain in existing premises or relocate elsewhere features high on the corporate agenda. With almost half of office occupiers […]
The last 12 months have forced us to work differently and made everyone think about how they want to work in the future. The adoption of more remote working has increased flexibility for how we all work and set a […]
By Peter Sturgess, Butcher Robinson & Staples International Limited I was lucky enough when I started work in Minet in 1966 to have a really good training, starting in Aviation, moving to Aviation Claims and Marine claims and then onto […]
The 4th July is a special day for our American friends. This is the day on which Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence from Great Britain in 1776. Independence Day is a national holiday in the USA to be celebrated […]
For office occupiers looking for financial relief during the coronavirus crisis our advice is to check the terms of your lease and any insurance policies held. All of the legal opinion we have studied is consistent in advising that (subject […]
We are living in a business world in which change is the only constant: a maelstrom of political, economic, social, legal, technological and environmental forces that have a disruptive influence on enterprises and how they are managed. Add to this […]
At the 2019 World Economic Forum in Davos, Larry Fink, Chairman and CEO of BlackRock, published his annual letter to CEOs, titled ‘Purpose & Profit’. He said: “Without a sense of purpose, no company, either public or private, can achieve […]
Michael Gove is no fan of experts. He told us so during the EU-referendum campaign, although to be fair he was interrupted mid-sentence. He had been trying to say “I think the people of this country have had enough of […]
An awful lot has been written recently about conflicts of interest so I thought it was about time that I nailed my colours to the mast on this contentious subject. My own niche real estate business McCalmont-Woods Real Estate LLP […]