The Building Control Independent Panel has published a report recommending wide-ranging reforms to England’s building control system, including the removal of dutyholder choice of regulator, the creation of fewer statutory Building Control Bodies, stronger enforcement powers, mandatory inspection standards, reforms to fees and funding, and the introduction of a national digital building control system. The BCIP, chaired by Dame Judith Hackitt and established following the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, found that the current mixed public and private model cannot consistently provide independent, conflict-free oversight of building work.

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) has launched its International Arbitration Survey 2024. The 2024 survey examines the challenges of corruption within international arbitration. This topic is in light of discussions arising from the arbitration between Process & Industrial Developments Limited and The Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) has published its 2024 International Arbitration Survey, focusing on the challenges posed by corruption in arbitration proceedings. The survey reveals that while 82% of respondents are confident in the arbitration process's ability to handle corruption issues, 64% express concern about potential abuse of the arbitral process in such cases. Notably, 67% of respondents favour introducing transparency rules for commercial arbitrations involving states or state-owned entities. The survey also indicates strong support for requiring 'clear and cogent' evidence for corruption allegations, and a majority advocate for additional best practice guidelines in arbitrations involving corruption allegations. These findings underscore the complex interplay between confidentiality, transparency, and procedural integrity in arbitrations dealing with corruption issues.

The British Computer Society (BCS) has urged a review of the law assuming reliability of computer evidence, following the Post Office scandal which over 700 of convictions of sub-postmasters based on computer evidence. BCS has called for an ‘end to the legal presumption that computer systems data are always correct, with no burden on the prosecution to prove it’.

British Energy owned and operated the UK nuclear fleet until 2009 when it was acquired by EDF Energy. UK nuclear power stations are now owned and operated by EDF NGL.

Britain's Energy Coast Business Cluster.

Government department for business, Energy an Industrial Strategy. BEIS sets UK energy policy and replaced DECC in 2016.

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has published guidance for agency workers paid through umbrella companies to understand their Key Information Document (KID).

Box Encapsulation Plant Product Store: A plant at Sellafield Limited which is currently under construction, along with a new annex called Direct Import Facility (DIF).

The Body of European regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) has adopted its high-level position on Artificial Intelligence(AI) and virtual worlds which it has submitted to the European Commission. BEREC notes that some key issues concerning their competition dynamics, internet openness, environmental footprint and sustainability, and cybersecurity needs to be assessed and tackled in order to unleash the potential of AI and virtual worlds, and to make sure that these technologies develop for the benefit of European citizens. These key issues include among others a human-centric approach, and security as well as BEREC’s contribution to the regulation of digital markets.

The European Commission has requested the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC)'s expert views on the Roaming Regulation in preparation for the upcoming 2025 review report. BEREC has called for input from stakeholders in EEA countries. The survey will run from 12 July 2024 until 16 September 2024.

The Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) has launched a public consultation on draft guidance regarding 5G network slicing. Approved at its 67th ordinary meetings, the draft serves as an annex to the BEREC Guidelines on the Implementation of the Open Internet Regulation (OIR). The guidance aims to assist operators in self-assessing 5G network slicing use cases to ensure OIR compliance, covering both internet access and specialised services. It includes generic slicing scenarios accompanied by BEREC's preliminary remarks. The consultation closes on 6 August 2026.