The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has published a statutory report, advising the UK government on the level of the Seventh Carbon Budget. The CCC recommends a level of 535 MtCO2e, including emissions from international aviation and shipping, which represents an 87% reduction in emissions by 2040 compared to 1990 levels. The report outlines several recommendations to assist the government in achieving this target.

The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has published a letter, responding to a request for views on the draft Climate Commissioner Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024, as required under section 56 of the Climate Change Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (CCA (NI) 2022). The CCC welcomes the increased scrutiny of the CCA (NI) 2022 and supports the establishment of the Commissioner role, along with the inclusion of an annual monitoring duty as outlined in the draft Regulations. The CCC also acknowledges the potential overlap between its work and that of the Commissioner, emphasising the need for cooperation to ensure effective scrutiny of the NI Executive's climate change mitigation and adaptation plans. Regarding Regulation 7 of the draft Regulations, the CCC endorses the proposed five-year tenure for the Commissioner and recommends a robust appointment process.

The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has published supplementary research canvassing how the Seventh Carbon Budget's Net Zero transition measures could affect groups with protected characteristics. The research brief focuses on home decarbonisation, surface transport, workforce diversity and air quality impacts. The CCC recommends that government policy design should address cost barriers, improve accessibility, and provide targeted support to ensure marginalised groups can participate in and benefit from the transition.

The County Court at Central London (CCCL) has published an updated Guidance to Business and Property Work at Central London (July 2025). The guide sets out procedures for cases transferred from the Business & Property Courts of England and Wales forming part of the High Court, and from other County Courts, covering property, trusts, contentious probate, business disputes and insolvency matters. It aims to provide practical assistance to parties and representatives but clarifies that it does not have the force of law and is not a substitute for the Civil Procedure Rules and associated Practice Directions.

The Children's Commissioner for England (CCE) is calling for the swift enactment of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill, emphasising its critical importance in safeguarding vulnerable children. The proposed legislation introduces key measures such as a unique identifying number for children and a register of those not in school. The Commissioner recommends further provisions, including equal protection from assault for children, addressing illegal children's homes, enhancing support for home-educated children and strengthening protections for at-risk children. Notably, the Bill seeks to improve local authority oversight by requiring consent before removing certain vulnerable children from school and mandating named schools in Child in Need or Child Protection Plans. These reforms aim to rectify systemic failures in children's services and enhance safeguarding measures across England.

Common Cause Failure: Failure of two or more items of redundant plant, where the failure is linked by a common initiator.

The Culham Centre for Fusion Energy: The UK’s national fusion research laboratory (formerly UKAEA Culham). Owned and operated by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority.

The Court of International Commercial Arbitration (CICA) attached to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania (CCIR) have announced the fifth edition of the Bucharest Arbitration Days (BArD). The theme of the 2024 edition looks at critical developments in international arbitration and will focus on the concern with the legitimacy of international arbitration, as a suitable dispute resolution mechanism for commercial disputes. The event will take place on 6-7 June 2024.

The Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative (CCLI) has published an Opinion evaluating the implications of nature-related risks and how board directors could breach their duties as per section 172 and 174 of the Companies Act 2006 should they fail to identify and mitigate latent financial risks deriving from a company's failure to address nature-related impacts and dependencies. The Opinion clarifies the legal basis for the financial relevance of nature in decision-making boards that are subject to the law of England and Wales. The Opinion highlights that it would be prudent for directors to identify the nature-related risks facing their company, assess which of those risks are relevant and non-trivial, seek expert advice where appropriate in an effort to mitigate causes of nature-related risks.

The County Councils Network (CCN) has published a report warning that annual spending on home-to-school transport for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) could reach £3.4bn by 2030–31, an increase of £1.4bn compared with 2025 levels, unless the system is reformed. If realised, this would represent a five-fold rise on the £645m spent in 2015, when SEND eligibility was expanded. CCN estimates that councils transported 206,000 children and young people with SEND to school in 2025. On current trends, this figure is projected to increase to 311,000 by 2030–31, while average per-pupil transport costs are expected to rise from £9,481 to almost £11,000. The report adds that SEND transport is projected to account for 85% of councils’ total school transport budgets by 2030–31, up from 64% in 2015. Three-quarters of councils surveyed said they plan to tighten eligibility for mainstream school transport in response to rising costs. Although the government has announced plans to fund 90% of the £6.6bn in SEND service deficits, CCN notes that this support does not extend to SEND home-to-school transport costs. CCN is urging ministers to use the forthcoming Schools White Paper to reform Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs), tribunals and mainstream provision in order to reduce demand and curb rising transport expenditure.

The County Councils Network (CCN) has published research warning that government plans to reorganise local government structures could create a 'triple whammy' of risks for social care services. The report by Newton analyses the impact of replacing 185 county and district councils with new unitary authorities in 21 areas, as outlined in the English Devolution White Paper. CCN warns that creating new unitary councils with populations below the government's stated 500,000 threshold could result in additional costs of £180m-£270m annually, require 500-1,100 additional senior management roles, and lead to worse service ratings. The research follows the first wave of competing council proposals submitted to ministers two weeks prior. A survey within the report reveals only 6% of county council chief executives and directors of adult social care and children's services are confident that risks to care services will be fully recognised by ministers when evaluating proposals.

CCP 12, the global association for central counterparties (CCPs), has released an updated CCP 12 public quantitative disclosure (PQD) template in XLSX format, and a new PQD FAQs guide. The new PQD template provides further clarity in relation to populating the disclosure fields in a standardised approach, whilst ensuring machine readable data.