UK Knowledge Collection | Clean energy, data centres and sustainability, and compliance seminar
Published on 24th October 2025
Welcome to this week's Knowledge Collection
The UK government has recently published a Clean Energy Jobs Plan setting out how it intends to deliver the skilled workforce required for the UK to achieve its clean energy goals. It has also introduced amendments to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill to target faster delivery of clean energy and infrastructure projects, focusing on onshore wind projects. Our regular update on the UK's energy transition considers these developments, and our in-person seminar in Bristol next month looks in more detail at the steps being taken by the government to make more land available for onshore wind projects.
In the EU, sustainability targets are having an impact on data centre projects. Its digital strategy is calling for greater energy efficiency and renewable energy use, together with the adoption of waste and heat recovery systems. Our Insight looks at what the main regulatory frameworks affecting sustainability in the data centre sector are, and how they are evolving.
Our in-person "All Day Breakfast" compliance seminar and workshop in London this November will offer roundtables on AI governance and risk management, and use an interactive case study to examine how to respond to potential non-compliance issues in an organisation, setting out the process, principles and practical steps to address challenges.
Recent Insights
CAP clarifies guidance on social media appeal to children in UK gambling ads
The UK’s Committee of Advertising Practice has updated its guidance on protecting under-18s in gambling and lotteries advertising, clarifying how the "strong appeal" test should be applied.
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International Funds Focus Quarterly
A number of reforms over the next 18 months will affect the compliance landscape for fund managers, boards and investors.
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Employment Law Coffee Break
The latest progress of the government's Employment Rights Bill (with several consultations announced and royal assent expected soon), non-disclosure agreement reform, and the impact of the CMA's new competition law guidance on employers.
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The Energy Transition
This week's edition includes the government's Clean Energy Jobs Plan and amendments to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill to boost onshore wind development.
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Sustainable data centre development in the EU: added value or legal requirement?
A look at the main legal frameworks on sustainability affecting data centres, and their mandatory reporting obligations.
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Events
Winds of Change: consenting onshore wind
4 November | Halo, Bristol | 15:00-18:30
Join us for a seminar followed by networking drinks at our Bristol office, hosted by Osborne Clarke's Planning team. Featuring a range of expert panellists, the discussion will include community and stakeholder engagement, noise and constraints, landscape and consenting, and radar impacts and mitigations.
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Prepare and protect: umbrella tax reform, IR35 and HMRC enforcement
11 November | One London Wall | 08:30-10:30
A focused breakfast briefing at our London office, aimed at all involved in the procurement, supply and payment of contingent workers.
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The All Day Breakfast
13 November | One London Wall | 08:30-13:00
Workshops and roundtables with interactive case studies including how to respond to compliance breaches, AI governance and risk mapping, and managing compliance in today's geopolitical climate.
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Residential rental reform: preparing for the new landscape
20 November | 09:30-10:30
A discussion of the impending Renters' Rights Act to discuss what's changing, when, and who will be affected.
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Dipping into Data | Autumn series
16:00-16:30
AI and cyber security | 27 November
Key AI takeaways from the latest conferences | 16 December
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