Best Available Technique: Applying BAT is a UK regulatory requirement and BAT must be demonstrated throughout the nuclear facility lifecycle. “Best” means the most effective in achieving a high level of protection for the environment as a whole. “Available” requires consideration of: (a) whether the techniques under consideration have been developed on a scale which allows implementation in the relevant industrial sector; and (b) whether the conditions mean that techniques are economically and technically viable, taking into consideration both the benefits and detriments. “Techniques” includes both the technology used and the way in which the installation is designed, built, maintained, operated and decommissioned.

(best alternative to a negotiated settlement) the best possible outcome at trial if the matter does not settle. This is a term which a mediator may ask the parties to consider as a method of focussing on the mediation

Best Available Technique Not Entailing Excessive Cost: A modification of BAT incorporating an element of financial realism.

MLex: British Airways (BA) has been fined £20m by the UK’s data watchdog for violating data protection law in a major 2018 data breach—an almost 90% reduction in the fine originally proposed. The decision laid bare the regulatory risks presented to companies by vulnerabilities in remote access to their IT systems.

British Bankers' Association—an association for the UK banking and financial sector that represents the interests of banks and, amongst other things, sets and publishes LIBOR rates (since 1 July 2017, the BBA is now a part of UK Finance)

The ‘BBC’ is a public service broadcaster established by Royal Charter. It’s funded by the licence fee paid by UK households. It provides national TV channels, regional TV programmes, an internet TV service (BBC Three), national radio stations, local radio stations and a website.

The BBC has published a thematic review of its migration output, undertaken by policy specialist, Dr Madeleine Sumption, MBE. The BBC Board-commissioned review assesses the impartiality and accuracy of BBC coverage of migration and considers if a sufficient breadth of voices and viewpoints is being reflected. It focuses particularly on News and Current Affairs and political programming across the UK. The review finds that the topic of migration is technically complex, emotional and contested. Despite this, it finds no consistent bias towards one point of view within the BBC’s coverage of migration and the quality of BBC coverage on migration has generally been high. However, the review does identify ‘risks to impartiality that point in multiple directions’ with stories often being told through a narrow political lens, focused on commentary from a small number of high-profile people and without exploring issues in greater depth or detail.

Law360: The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has launched an appeal on 25 June 2024 in a case that will decide whether it is able to reduce future benefits for members of its £19.8bn pension scheme.

MLex: The BBC has written to large language model-based search engine provider Perplexity AI with a threat of legal action over what it says is the ‘verbatim’ reproduction of its content without permission. Perplexity tells MLex that the BBC’s actions demonstrate its attempts to ‘preserve Google’s illegal monopoly’.

Law360: A High Court judge granted the BBC permission on 15 September 2023 to challenge the ruling limiting the use of pension scheme amendment powers to cut costs, accepting that the issues in the case were important to the 'wider pension community'.

The Better Buildings Partnership (BBP) has launched its Acquisitions Sustainability Toolkit which gives commercial property owners practical guidance on how to ensure sustainability risks and opportunities are reviewed during the acquisition process. The toolkit is divided into 3 parts namely, the Sustainability Investment Checklist, which sets out information required during the due diligence process, Investment Critical Decision Trees, which have been developed to help property owners identify risks and determine any mitigation measures and Asset Onboarding, which provides important questions that should be considered post-acquisition.

The Better Buildings Partnership (BBP) has launched a renewed Green Lease Toolkit to improve sustainability within the commercial real estate sector. The online Toolkit supports owners' and occupiers’ sustainability ambitions providing precedent clauses covering almost 20 areas including building management, circular economy, waste and renewable energy. The suggested drafting variations are categorised as ‘light’, ‘medium’ or ‘dark’ and there is a new Green Lease Essentials section, outlining a vision for minimum expectations on what green leases should include. The BBP invites a wide range of industry professionals to embrace these resources, including property owners, occupiers, letting agents, lawyers, managing agents, investors and analysts.