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Antitrust, DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions
November 22, 2024 | Natalie McNelis
Europe
Data Privacy and Security, Technology
November 21, 2024 | Madeline Hughes
North America
Artificial Intelligence
November 21, 2024 | Amy Miller
North America
Antitrust View More
November 22, 2024
Europe
MLex Summary: Apple's mobile browser rules restrict competitors, the UK competition regulator has said in provisional findings following its market investigation into mobile browsers and cloud gaming services.... (more story)
November 22, 2024
Europe
MLex Summary: Passenger shipping services operator Balatoni Hajózási has avoided a fine for abusing its market power after it took steps to improve competition, the Hungarian antitrust authority said today. In... (more story)
November 22, 2024 | Lewis Crofts
Europe
Apple has avoided further investigation at the European Commission over the way it handles developers of e-books and audiobooks after the regulator closed one of the probes into the company. Restrictions on "s... (more story)
Artificial Intelligence View More
November 22, 2024
Africa,Asia,Europe,Latin America,Middle East,North America,Oceania
MLex Summary: Artificial intelligence could significantly lower trade costs associated with trade logistics, supply chain management and regulatory compliance, the World Trade Organization has found in a new r... (more story)
November 21, 2024
Asia
MLex Summary: China's vice premier Ding Xuexiang has called for deeper cooperation on cybersecurity, strengthening benevolent applications of technology, and properly handling regulatory conflicts, social risk... (more story)
November 21, 2024
North America
MLex Summary: The US Department of Justice's proposal to prohibit agreements between Google and web browsers to remedy the company's monopolistic conduct in search and search advertising markets "will negative... (more story)
Mergers and Acquisitions View More
November 22, 2024
Europe
MLex Summary: British private-equity firm Cinven’s acquisition of a stake in German pet food producer and retailer Fressnapf has been cleared by the European Commission. The EU regulator said the deal, under w... (more story)
November 22, 2024
Europe
MLex Summary: Spreadex must sell Sporting Index to remedy potential harm to competition in the market for licensed online sports spread betting services, the UK competition regulator has said. The Competition ... (more story)
November 22, 2024
Europe
MLex Summary: Viatris has been fined 1.5 million pounds ($1.9 million) by the UK competition regulator for failing to comply with compulsory restrictions imposed during the watchdog's review of its deal with T... (more story)
Data Privacy and Security View More
November 22, 2024 | Sara Brandstätter
Europe
Reforms to the EU's privacy law could be agreed before the end of the year, a senior European Commission official has suggested, citing ambitions by Hungary's government, which is currently leading negotiation... (more story)
November 22, 2024
Europe
MLex Summary: UK data protection law does not prevent companies from sharing personal information to tackle scams and fraud, the national data privacy regulator said today in a statement. Businesses were told ... (more story)
November 22, 2024 | MLex Staff
Asia
Data controllers and recipients in China's Greater Bay Area, which includes Hong Kong, now have a new option for advancing cross-border personal data flows within the area through a secure mutual-recognition m... (more story)
Financial Crime View More
November 22, 2024 | Martin Coyle
Europe
The brother-in-law of Dmitry Ovsiannikov, an alleged close ally of Vladimir Putin, faces two additional criminal charges of breaching the UK’s sanctions regime over the alleged payment of private school fees, ... (more story)
November 22, 2024 | Martin Coyle
Europe
Former Nigerian oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke has denied accepting luxury goods from Louis Vuitton, thousands of pounds in cash and flights on private jets while in that role as she appeared in a UK cour... (more story)
November 21, 2024
North America
MLex Summary: CPDQ, a Canadian institutional investment firm, said in an emailed statement to MLex that it is aware of charges filed in the US against former employees. The employees were terminated in 2023 an... (more story)
Financial Services View More
November 22, 2024
Europe
MLex Summary: Life insurance firms should settle claims quicker and improve how they measure customer experience, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority has concluded. The multi-firm review found evidence of goo... (more story)
November 22, 2024
Europe
MLex Summary: The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority published a circular that clarifies and specifies the rules of conduct under the Financial Services Act. The document provides details on the auth... (more story)
November 21, 2024 | Frank Hersey
Europe
UK financial services companies’ use of artificial intelligence is growing rapidly, although data privacy remains a key concern as a regulatory constraint, according to a survey by the UK central bank and fina... (more story)
Trade View More
November 22, 2024
Asia
MLex Summary: Apple may have increased its investment offer to Indonesia tenfold in a bid to get clearance to sell its iPhone 16 smartphone in the country, but Indonesian officials said they would consider whe... (more story)
November 22, 2024
Asia
MLex Summary: China is able to defuse and withstand the impact of external shocks because it is building a new development pattern that takes the domestic market as the mainstay, with the domestic and internat... (more story)
November 21, 2024 | Laina S. Miller
Asia, North America
The US International Trade Commission has voted to continue the antidumping and antisubsidy investigations of thermoformed molded fiber products from China and Vietnam.
State Aid View More
November 22, 2024
Europe
MLex Summary: A German capital injection of 64.8 million euros in favor of casino operator Westdeutsche Spielbanken isn't in line with the EU's state aid rules and must, therefore, be clawed back, including in... (more story)
November 21, 2024
Europe
MLex Summary: Italian measures in favor of Cineca, a non-profit consortium, whose members include the Ministry of Education and Research as well as universities and institutions in the country, don't constitut... (more story)
November 21, 2024
Europe
MLex Summary: Romania has won state aid approval for its plan worth 578 million euros to fund the reduction of a power levy rate for energy-intensive businesses, which promotes electricity from renewable sourc... (more story)
Energy View More
November 21, 2024 | Stefano Porciello and Oscar Pandiello
Europe
EU automakers missing next year’s CO2 reduction goal should not be fined, the powerful center-right European People’s Party is set to say, according to a draft paper seen by MLex. The party also asks to revers... (more story)
November 21, 2024 | Martin Coyle
Europe
Isobel Dos Santos, once known as Africa’s richest woman, and Dmitry Firtash, a Ukrainian oligarch accused of bribery, were both sanctioned by the UK government today as part of a dirty money crackdown. The mea... (more story)
November 21, 2024
Europe
MLex Summary: Hydrogen Europe and the Chilean Hydrogen Association, H2 Chile, have signed a memorandum of understanding to foster industry cooperation on clean hydrogen deployment and trade. The partnership ai... (more story)
Technology View More
November 21, 2024 | Mike Swift
North America
Snap this week pushed back against a lawsuit filed by New Mexico’s attorney general, saying policies on the Snapchat platform enable the exploitation of children and the spread of Child Sexual Abuse Material, ... (more story)
November 21, 2024 | Jakub Krupa and Sara Brandstätter
Europe
The UK's planned overhaul of data protection rules seeks to maintain high standards and safeguards while creating a framework "permissive enough" for innovation such as automated decision-making, the technolog... (more story)
November 21, 2024 | Luca Bertuzzi
Europe
The first batch of technical specifications for the European digital wallet was adopted at a meeting with EU countries’ representatives today, the same day as the statutory deadline. The European Commission in... (more story)