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Each month, a member of our highly-qualified PNLD legal team publish a new legal article, to guide and update you on complex legal topics that are currently in the spotlight.
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The extraction of online information - Crime and Policing Bill – Part 3

 Written by: Zoe McDonald, PNLD Legal Adviser
 Published: 25 February 2026
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Sexsomnia - A Defence to Rape?

 Written by: Shelley Gregory, PNLD Legal Adviser
 Published: 25 January 2026
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Passing through Parliament – The Crime and Policing Bill Part 2

 Written by: Zoe McDonald, PNLD Legal Adviser
 Published: 25 November 2025
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Passing through Parliament – The Crime and Policing Bill

 Written by: Ruth Owen, PNLD Legal Adviser
 Published: 25 October 2025
The Trial: Human v Artificial Intelligence
 The Trial: Human v Artificial Intelligence
Written by: Helen Hanley, PNLD Legal Adviser
  Published: 25 September 2025
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Nitrous Oxide’s Role in Drug Driving Offences

 Written by: Christopher Smith, PNLD's Traffic Law Consultant
 Published: 25 August 2025
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A Whistle-Stop Tour of 3D Printed Firearms

 Written by: Jack Houchin, PNLD Legal Adviser
 Published: 25 July 2025
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Cryptoassets and Criminality: The UK’s Legal Landscape

 Written by: Emma Madden-Torpey, PNLD Legal Adviser
 Published: 25 June 2025
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 ‘Martyn’s Law’ - the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025
  Written by: Christiane Rabenstein, PNLD Legal Adviser
  Published: 25 May 2025
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Consent - Deception as to Sex in Rape and Sexual Offences

  Written by: Zoe McDonald, PNLD Legal Adviser
  Published: 25 April 2025
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Furnishing Information under section 172 of the Road Traffic Act 1988

  Written by: Christopher Smith, PNLD's Traffic Law Consultant
  Published: 25 March 2025
The “Harry Parker” Bill – Striving to Improve Road Safety

 Written by: Shelley Gregory, PNLD Legal Adviser
 Published: 25 February 2025
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