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Deepfakes to Deletion Orders: Tackling technology enabled sexual offending in the Crime and Policing Act 2026
Sophie Tang
6 May 2021
Sexsomnia and the Criminal Law
‘Sexsomnia’ or ‘sexomnia’ is a form of parasomnia. A parasomnia is an undesirable behaviour arising from sleep. Common examples including sleep walking and sleep talking. Sexsomnia is a less common, but sometimes more problematic example of a parasomnia, which involves sleep related sexual behaviour.
26 April 2021
EU Member States’ reluctance to extradite their own nationals to the UK
Perhaps the first practical negative consequence for the UK to emerge “Beyond Brexit” from an extradition perspective relates to Article 83 of the TCA which allows EU Member States to refuse to extradite their own nationals to the UK. Germany, Austria and Slovenia had already exercised the Nationality bar during the transition period, which ended on 31 December 2020.
22 April 2021
Recent changes to the law relating to Antique Firearms
The law surrounding possession of firearms, including lawful possession, is complex and the consequences of falling on the wrong side of it can be very serious. Even if an individual lawfully owns a firearm and has the requisite certificates, it is imperative to remain on top of the requirements and any changes in the law.
21 April 2021
How immune are COVID-19 relief scheme fraudsters from law enforcement action?
The devastating economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to unprecedented levels of government support aimed at keeping jobs intact and businesses afloat. Although the news is beginning to promise a path out of lockdown and a gradual return to some degree of normality, equally as prominent are reports of fraudulent abuse of the COVID-19 support schemes and the government’s planned response.
8 April 2021
Breach of 2002 banking undertakings - the CMA writes to Danske Bank
At the end of last month, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published a letter written to Danske Bank concerning its breach of the Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) Banking Behavioural Undertakings 2002, following loans it had offered under the ‘Bounce Back Loan Scheme’.
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