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Energy, State Aid
December 26, 2024 | Stefano Porciello
Europe
DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions
December 24, 2024 | Wesley Brown
North America
Antitrust
December 23, 2024 | Saloni Sinha
Oceania
Antitrust View More
December 26, 2024 | Alex Wilts
North America
Amazon’s market-definition arguments in the US Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust case against the e-commerce giant appear to have taken another hit following two decisions to block the Kroger-Albertsons mer... (more story)
December 26, 2024
Asia
MLex Summary: Singaporean banks DBS, OCBC and UOB have withdrawn their application for antitrust clearance to jointly provide operator services for a voluntary retirement savings scheme. The Competition and Co... (more story)
December 26, 2024 | Wooyoung Lee
Asia
The South Korean e-commerce market is increasingly concentrated on the country’s two-largest platforms, Coupang and Naver, with both consumers and sellers showing growing preference for these two online retail... (more story)
Artificial Intelligence View More
December 26, 2024 | Choonsik Yoo
Asia
South Korea’s parliament overwhelmingly approved the framework act on artificial intelligence today, making the country the first major player after the EU to enact an overarching law as a strategy to address ... (more story)
December 26, 2024
Asia
MLex Summary: A Japanese panel of experts has called for a new legal framework to regulate artificial intelligence, citing rising risks associated with the technology. In its interim report released today, the... (more story)
December 26, 2024
Asia
MLex Summary: South Korea’s parliament overwhelmingly approved the framework act on artificial intelligence today, joining the EU in adopting an overarching law to address issues related to the fast-evolving t... (more story)
Mergers and Acquisitions View More
December 26, 2024 | Flavia Fortes
Latin America
The Brazilian competition authority this year has advanced merger investigations based on less common theories of harm, much like its antitrust authority counterparts in the US and Europe. Probes into Big Tech... (more story)
December 26, 2024
North America
MLex Summary: Nippon Steel announced today that it has postponed its target date to finalize the acquisition of US Steel from December this year to March 2025, due to ongoing regulatory reviews. Following a re... (more story)
December 25, 2024 | Yonnex Li
Asia
Taiwan's antitrust regulator has blocked the proposed merger between food delivery platforms Uber Eats and Foodpanda, addressing persistent public outcry over the combination. The Fair Trade Commission cited t... (more story)
Data Privacy and Security View More
December 26, 2024 | MLex Staff
Asia
China's National Data Administration has recently revealed its organizational structure and expert advisory committee, signaling its readiness to play a pivotal role in advancing data development, utilization and governance.
December 26, 2024 | James Panichi
Europe
As Bermuda prepares itself for the implementation of its new data-protection law on Jan. 1, 2025, the British Atlantic territory’s top privacy official says his office will continue to grapple with helping loc... (more story)
December 25, 2024
Asia
MLex Summary: Japan Airlines has reported a cyberattack on its network, which is causing issues with its passenger-baggage management system. The attack began at 7:24 AM today, Japan time, and has resulted in ... (more story)
Intellectual Property View More
December 26, 2024 | Hiroki Yajima
Asia
Performing artists in Japan can find themselves at the mercy of unscrupulous talent agencies that often employ anticompetitive tactics, including restricting performers from switching to other managers or beco... (more story)
December 26, 2024 | MLex Staff
Asia
Avanci’s vehicle-level pricing model for standard essential patents overlooks the actual value contribution of different technologies and significantly overvalues the role of cellular communications technology... (more story)
December 25, 2024
Asia
MLex Summary: Japan's Intellectual Property High Court announced on Dec. 25 the court's grand panel will be deciding a patent-infringement case which centers on whether a medical procedure involving a patented... (more story)
Financial Crime View More
December 23, 2024
North America
MLex summary: The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued a cease-and-desist order against Bank of America, the second largest US bank by assets, for deficiencies related to its Bank of Secrecy Act... (more story)
December 23, 2024
North America
MLex Summary: The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has granted a government request to stay a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act, mandating corpor... (more story)
December 23, 2024
Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, North America, Oceania
MLex Summary: A botched investigation into Monaco-based oil consultancy Unaoil cost the UK's Serious Fraud Office more than 16 million pounds, new figures show. A Freedom of Information request by the Financia... (more story)
Financial Services View More
December 24, 2024
North America
MLex Summary: US banking groups representing large banks such as JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America sued the Federal Reserve over what they called the "lack of transparency" in the agency's stress-testing proc... (more story)
December 24, 2024 | Clayton Vickers and Chris May
North America
A coalition of 11 state attorneys general has a steep hill to climb to succeed in their case alleging that the Big Three investment firms Vanguard, BlackRock and State Street colluded to suppress coal producti... (more story)
December 23, 2024
North America
MLex summary: The US Federal Reserve will soon seek public comment on significant changes aimed at improving the transparency of bank stress tests & reduce volatility of resulting capital requirements. The cen... (more story)
Trade View More
December 26, 2024 | Oscar Pandiello
Europe
The EU’s landmark customs reform risks falling behind as e-commerce shipments in 2024 surged past 4 billion — more than five times than the total three years ago. Growing concerns over non-compliant imports, a... (more story)
December 24, 2024
Asia, North America
MLex Summary: The US International Trade Commission has initiated the preliminary phase of an antidumping and antisubsidy investigation of Chinese active anode materials, which are a component of lithium ion b... (more story)
December 24, 2024
Asia, Latin America, North America
MLex Summary: The US Department of Commerce has issued the antisubsidy duty orders for frozen warmwater shrimp from Ecuador, India, and Vietnam, with rates between 2.84 percent and 221.82 percent. Commerce has... (more story)
State Aid View More
December 25, 2024
Oceania
MLex Summary: Global telecommunications giant Ericsson and its local partner Intelia have been hit by multi-million-dollar fines in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia for having agreed to establish ... (more story)
December 20, 2024
Europe
MLex Summary: Germany’s plans to grant Deutsche Energy Terminal 4.06 billion euros of state support to operate four floating Liquefied Natural Gas terminals have been approved by the European Commission. The a... (more story)
December 20, 2024
Europe
MLex Summary: The European Ombudsman has closed an inquiry into transparency around the application of a former member of DG Competition to take up a job at a lawfirm. The ombudsman "regrets" the commission's ... (more story)
Energy View More
December 23, 2024 | Oscar Pandiello
Europe, Middle East
QatarEnergy may halt EU gas exports if the bloc’s due-diligence rules result in fines, Qatar’s energy minister Saad al-Kaabi said. The EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, effective from 2027... (more story)
December 20, 2024
North America
MLex Summary: The Federal Trade Commission welcomed an order by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit which affirmed a lower district court order against pharmaceutical maker Teva requiring it to del... (more story)
December 20, 2024 | Khushita Vasant
North America
The Federal Trade Commission said a US court ordering Teva Pharmaceuticals today to delist improperly listed drug patents sets the stage for removal of similar junk listings for other critical medications and ... (more story)
Technology View More
December 25, 2024 | James Panichi
Oceania
A 10-year import monopoly on Ericsson’s telecommunications equipment in New Caledonia was of a “significant seriousness” to warrant the multi-million-dollar penalty imposed on the Swedish multinational by the ... (more story)
December 24, 2024 | Xu Yuan
North America
Meta Platforms has asked a California federal court to sanction a group of states for failing to produce documents for discovery on time in multidistrict litigation alleging that its social media apps are harm... (more story)
December 24, 2024
North America
MLex Summary: Meta Platforms asked a federal court in California to impose sanctions on 14 states that have failed to comply with discovery deadlines imposed by court. Meta is asking for the court to order the... (more story)