With demand for datacentres continuing to grow, the industry is facing new challenges around planning and development. Damian James brought together Lord Banner KC of Keating Chambers, Ciara Simmons of Verne and Katie Lee of Gatehouse Chambers for a spotlight on Datacentres. To explore the legal and commercial challenges facing the rapidly expanding datacentre sector.
Topics covered:
- Planning & the Datacentre Landscape: Lord Banner KC explores the planning considerations surrounding datacentre development. You can access his slides here.
- Datacentres: Growth, Demand & Challenges: Damian James and Ciara Simmons discuss the continued growth of the sector, future development and the challenges facing developers and operators.
- The Legal Landscape: Projects, Contracts & Infrastructure: Damian James and Ciara Simmons examine contractual considerations and the challenges involved in delivering datacentre projects.
- The Dispute Landscape: Damian James and Katie Lee discuss emerging case law and common areas of dispute, including the particular challenges associated with datacentre projects.
- Panel Discussion & Audience Q&A: The session concludes with a panel discussion and questions from the audience.
