I know little of the practices employed in other countries - in fact I have limited knowledge of UK practices and hoover up information where it is available - but had read threads that mentioned some fairly complex radial circuits. These may have been in very old properties and not the sort of circuit conventially installed, but the subject of easier inspection and testing was raised and I thought it a reasonable question to ask.
The radial/ring debate is something of a fascination for me and my untrained mind can see benefits and drawbacks to both. In general I tend to prefer the idea of radial circuits, but can also see instances where a ring seems the more practical option - one example would be a kitchen or utility room that houses multiple power hungry appliances. Even with the application of diversity there is a good chance of washer, dryer, dishwasher and kettle being used at once and potentially overloading a 20A radial, which I guess is why those rooms tend to be fed from a 32A breaker. Unless my understanding of BS 7671:2018 is flawed, a 32A radial, which is buried in plaster (or conduit in plaster) would need to be run in 6mm and not particularly convenient from the perspective of installation?