DIGITAL SPOTLIGHT 2025/26 FINANCIAL YEAR WRAP-UP

Over the 2025/26 financial year, Beale & Co’s Digital Spotlight Group has tracked a fast-moving legal and commercial landscape across AI, data, digital regulation and data centre development.

A number of themes have emerged; AI is moving from theory into practical adoption; governance of digital tools is essential; digital infrastructure is expanding rapidly, particularly in the data centre sector; and regulation is evolving but still lagging behind in some key areas.

Set out below is an outline of the key themes and what may lie ahead, followed by a summary of each article published this financial year by Beale & Co’s Digital Spotlight Group.

Beale & Co – Digital Spotlight 2025-26 Wrap Up