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The High Court in Spec 1 & Ors v Export-Import Bank of China [2026] EQHC 1162 (Comm) analysed the principles governing asymmetric exclusive jurisdiction clauses, emphasising that such clauses in finance documentation must be interpreted in light of their commercial purpose, namely that of facilitating the lender’s enforcement against the borrower’s assets.  The High Court held that the asymmetric exclusive jurisdiction clause in this case permitted parallel proceedings in England and Singapore. Accordingly, the Borrowers could pursue their claims in England and the Lender could pursue its claims in Singapore. The Court nevertheless urged the parties to exercise their “common sense” and show more “willingness to cooperate” by finding their “own path to pragmatism” and avoiding the “forensic gamesmanship” which had led to the parallel proceedings in England and Singapore.

Power decides which UK data centre projects get built.  AI and high-performance computing are pushing campus demand into the hundreds of megawatts. Electricity grid capacity is scarce in key UK data centre locations. Connection dates sit at board level. Developers, operators and investors need a power strategy before they commit capital, sign anchor tenants or acquire land. 

The EU has completed the legislative process for its revised foreign direct investment screening framework (the “Revised EU FDI Regulation”), with the Council formally adopting the Revised EU FDI Regulation today (8 June 2026) following its approval by the European Parliament last month.