Commercial Awareness Compass
Digital backbone: unpacking the data centre explosion with Clyde & Co
Anna Myrvang
Published Thu, 28 Aug
The UK has formally recognised data centres as critical national infrastructure, elevating this once‑hidden sector into the national conversation. These vast facilities, brimming with servers and enormous energy demands, are now attracting record investment and detailed legal scrutiny. Behind every applicant and operator lies a web of contracts that must guarantee uninterrupted power, precise cooling and rigorous security.
Every clause can tilt the balance between seamless operation and costly downtime. With resilience, sustainability and national security all in play, data centre agreements have become battlegrounds for lawyers. What makes a contract watertight when servers demand constant power? How can access controls guard against insider risk without stifling operations? Which emerging environmental standards will reshape the next wave of data centre deals?
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