Data Centres

The latest news and topics on data centres

Data Centres

Overview

Data centres are the backbone of the modern digital economy, powering everything from cloud computing and artificial intelligence to critical national infrastructure.

As demand for data storage and processing capacity continues to surge, so too does the complexity of the legal landscape surrounding them, spanning planning, energy, data protection, cybersecurity, construction and finance. This page brings together all of our latest insights on data centres across the full range of areas on which we advise.

Latest knowledge

Nearly out of PERG-atory – but not quite yet: good news as the FCA finalises PERG 18 on cryptoassets, but with even more legal changes to come

We are not living in that world. Cryptoasset firms, their investors and potential counterparties, as well as traditional financial institutions, financial market infrastructures, and asset managers looking to make innovative use of blockchain technology and tokenisation, are instead faced with an exceptionally fast-moving environment.

In April, we published an article The importance of paying attention: The FCA's consultation on cryptoassets perimeter guidance has been followed almost immediately by further legislative changes to the perimeter, which examined the FCA's consultation on cryptoassets Perimeter Guidance (PERG), as well as the evolving legislative position. This is very much the sequel to that article.

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