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Ofgem's Demand Connection Queue Reform: What Data Centre Developers Need To Know
Great Britain's electricity demand connection queue has surged from 41 GW to 125 GW in just five months, driven largely by data centre applications accounting for 75 GW. Ofgem and NESO have launched consultations proposing significant reforms including a Data Centre Commitment Fee and new project progression milestones to eliminate speculative projects and ensure viable developments can progress efficiently.
United Kingdom Energy
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Gowling WLG
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Occupied In Fact, Unoccupied In Law? High Court Draws The Line On Deemed Energy Supply Contracts And Landlord Liability In Footing The Bill
The High Court's decision in SmartestEnergy Business Ltd v Odeon Arcade Ltd has clarified a critical aspect of the Electricity Act 1989, determining when energy suppliers can pursue landlords for unpaid charges under deemed contracts in multi-let properties. The ruling addresses whether premises containing separately occupied units can be classified as "unoccupied" when served by a single meter, with significant implications for debt recovery strategies in the energy sector.
United Kingdom Energy
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Womble Bond Dickinson
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Ofgem's Demand Connection Queue Reform: What Data Centre Developers Need To Know
Great Britain's electricity demand connection queue has surged from 41 GW to 125 GW in just five months, driven largely by data centre applications accounting for 75 GW. Ofgem and NESO have launched consultations proposing significant reforms including a Data Centre Commitment Fee and new project progression milestones to eliminate speculative projects and ensure viable developments can progress efficiently.
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Gowling WLG
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Infrastructure And Energy M&A: Where Investors Are Finding Opportunity
Leading M&A experts from McCarthy Tétrault, Sullivan & Cromwell, and White & Case examine how electricity demand, AI infrastructure, and energy security are fundamentally reshaping capital deployment strategies across infrastructure and energy sectors. The discussion explores where investors are finding the most compelling opportunities as the energy transition evolves beyond decarbonisation into a broader infrastructure buildout story.
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McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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Exemption For Foreign Permanent Establishments To Be Made Mandatory
The UK government plans to fundamentally reshape how British companies are taxed on their overseas operations by making the foreign permanent establishment exemption mandatory from 2027, with oil and gas companies facing an accelerated implementation timeline. This policy shift eliminates the current flexibility that allows UK businesses to offset foreign branch losses against domestic profits, raising critical questions about international competitiveness and investment strategy.
United Kingdom Tax
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Travers Smith LLP
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UK REACH Update: Transitional Registration Deadlines Deferred
The United Kingdom government has extended UK REACH transitional registration deadlines to 2029-2031, providing companies additional time to comply with chemical manufacturing and import regulations. This extension allows the government to develop the Alternative Transitional Registration model aimed at reducing data and financial burdens on businesses while maintaining chemical safety standards.
United Kingdom Environment
BC
Bergeson & Campbell
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Process Patents, Product Patents, Or Trade Secrets? Choosing The Right IP Strategy In Chemical Manufacturing
Many of the most valuable advances in chemical manufacturing happen quietly, in process design, catalyst choice, and scale-up know-how rather than in new compounds. Selecting the right IP strategy is critical to protecting value, supporting investment, and enabling scale-up from lab to pilot to plant. The key question at every stage of development is should protection focus on the process, the product, or be kept as confidential know-how?
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Potter Clarkson
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