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Trump creates new legal battle with Section 338 tariffs on Canada

Deutsche Bank raided in Frankfurt over Postbank transactions

Suits filed against TikTok over addictive design span US, advance under radar

US judge eases tariff refund process but uncertainty remain

US states win temporary Paramount-Warner block, but face tight timetable

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Data Privacy and Security

July 22, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

North America

US states say privacy probes grow more contentious, warn of more enforcement
U.S. Representative Jay Obernolte (R-CA)

Artificial Intelligence

July 22, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

Hugging Face hack shows need for strong US AI testing body, Rep. Obernolte says

Antitrust, DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

July 22, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

North America

Nexstar leaders should be removed from Tegna's board, US deal challengers argue
US states say privacy probes grow more contentious, warn of more enforcement
Hugging Face hack shows need for strong US AI testing body, Rep. Obernolte says
Nexstar leaders should be removed from Tegna's board, US deal challengers argue

Antitrust View More

Dynamic must retain lawyer in Australian suit against Steadfast, judge rules

July 23, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

Oceania

An application by Dynamic Insurance Services to allow its managing director, Cynthia Yap, to represent the company in competition proceedings against Steadfast Group, QBE Insurance and Allianz Australia, has b... (more story)

Shopee Indonesia logistics antitrust case generated $82.5m benefit, study finds

July 23, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: The Indonesia Competition Commission, or KPPU, said Wednesday that its intervention in the Shopee logistics discrimination case generated an estimated 1.477 trillion rupiah ($82.5 million) in eco... (more story)

Epic-Google get draft approval for settlement from Australian watchdog

July 23, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: Epic Games and Google have received a draft determination from Australia's competition watchdog proposing to authorize key terms of a settlement resolving the companies' Australian litigation ove... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Hong Kong privacy regulator backs AI guidance with compliance checks

July 23, 2026 | Yonnex Li

Asia

Hong Kong's privacy regulator is moving beyond issuing guidelines on artificial intelligence, conducting compliance checks to verify that organizations are implementing its recommendations as AI adoption accel... (more story)

Indonesia prepares sovereign AI strategy to reduce foreign technology dependence

July 23, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Indonesia is developing a sovereign AI strategy to strengthen domestic control over artificial intelligence technologies and reduce reliance on foreign providers, Deputy Communications and Digita... (more story)

Philippines warns companies remain liable for personal data in third-party AI

July 23, 2026 | James Konstantin Galvez

Asia

The Philippines' privacy regulator warned companies that deploying third-party AI systems does not shift responsibility for personal data, saying organizations remain legally accountable under the Data Privacy... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

McCarroll's Automotive Group's dealership bid reviewed in Australia

July 23, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: The proposed acquisition of substantially all the assets of the motor-vehicle dealership businesses operated by Kinghorn Motors and Country Motor Company by McCarroll's of Moss Vale, through spec... (more story)

Ambrose Construct Group-Major Loss Builders deal reviewed by Australian watchdog

July 23, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: Ambrose Construct Group’s proposal to acquire Major LB, the operating entity for Major Loss Builders, will be subjected to a regulatory review in Australia. In a statement on Thursday, the Austra... (more story)

SLB's bid for S&P Global's geoscience software approved in Australia

July 23, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: SLB's proposed acquisition of S&P Global Inc.'s geoscience and engineering software portfolio has been approved by Australia's competition watchdog following a Phase 1 review. The Australian Comp... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Australia's Origin Energy confirms customer data breach

July 23, 2026 | Sean Maguire

Oceania

Origin Energy has confirmed a data breach of some customers' personal information. The company said it is working to determine the number of affected customers and that compromised information may include name... (more story)

Vietnam issues draft data security law for consultation

July 23, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security on Thursday released the draft data security law for public consultation until Aug. 5. The draft retains the proposed four-tier, risk-based data classificati... (more story)

Apple affiliates sanctioned over Siri data practices, data transfers in South Korea

July 23, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Apple affiliates, Apple Distribution International Limited and Apple Services Ptd. Ltd., have been sanctioned by South Korea’s privacy regulator over Siri-related data processing practices and vi... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

China invalidates Aux compressor patent over unsupported claim scope

July 23, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China's highest court has upheld the invalidation of an Aux compressor patent after finding that its claims exceeded what the patent specification actually disclosed, bringing to a close a years-long legal bat... (more story)

L'Oréal wins Delhi High Court appeal to expand Indian trademark suit

July 23, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

L'Oréal won a Delhi High Court appeal allowing it to add trademark infringement claims to an existing passing-off suit, reinforcing that post-registration infringement claims need not require separate proceedings.

Intellectual property emerges as Big Law's newest consolidation catalyst

July 22, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

Europe, North America

The merger of US-based Winston & Strawn with the UK’s Taylor Wessing is set to test demand for intellectual property counsel capable of straddling the geographic divide. But unlike most transatlantic partnersh... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Singapore to tighten cybersecurity rules for AI threats, cloud infrastructure

July 23, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Singapore's Cyber Security Agency will update its Cybersecurity Code of Practice for Critical Information Infrastructure later this year to address advanced persistent threats and AI-enabled cybe... (more story)

Trinidad court cites US disdain of rights, blocks extradition of ex-FIFA official

July 22, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

The Trump administration has shown an “very public and very vocal disregard” for the legal rights of non-citizens, a Trinidad and Tobago court said in a recent ruling that permanently blocked the extradition o... (more story)

Latest US Senate crypto market structure bill decried by Democrats, banks

July 22, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

US Senate Republicans circulated an updated version of a bill to govern the broader digital asset market that drew fire from banking groups and key Democrats. The Digital Market Asset Clarity Act includes the ... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Anthropic's AI sandbox with UK's FCA joined by pensions, open banking providers

July 22, 2026 | Maciej Boguslawski and Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

Pensions provider Scottish Widows and open banking platform TrueLayer are among the companies selected for the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s second AI sandbox program, the regulator said Wednesday, as it an... (more story)

UK guidance for insurance friendly societies aimed at transparency, lower costs

July 22, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Guidance on amalgamations and transfers of insurance friendly societies has been proposed by the UK prudential regulator with an aim to make this process more efficient without additional regulat... (more story)

Comporti backed by EU ambassadors to be next ESMA chair

July 22, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Europe

A majority of EU ambassadors on Wednesday backed Carlo Comporti's appointment as chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority, clearing the way for European Parliament confirmation and formal adoptio... (more story)

Trade View More

US trade court upholds remand results for Canadian lumber countervailing duty

July 22, 2026 | Zack Budryk

North America

The US Court of International Trade sided with the federal government in a Tuesday ruling, sustaining its findings in a countervailing duty review for certain Canadian softwood lumber products.

US Senate confirms former Trump lawyer as trade court judge

July 22, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

The US Senate this week confirmed a former White House lawyer under President Donald Trump as the latest judge for the Court of International Trade. 

Chinese lysine subsidized, US Commerce finds

July 22, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: The US Commerce Department has determined that the Chinese government is providing countervailable subsidies to producers and exporters of l-lysine.

State Aid View More

JD.com gets EU warning in subsidy probe of Ceconomy purchase

July 22, 2026 | Lewis Crofts and Andrew Boyce

Europe

Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com has received formal concerns from the European Commission over the role of foreign subsidies in its takeover of electronics retailer Ceconomy. The regulator said it had detailed... (more story)

Goldwind loses EU court bid to suspend subsidy probe

July 20, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

Chinese wind turbine maker Goldwind has failed to persuade the EU’s General Court to suspend the European Commission’s in-depth foreign subsidies investigation into its activities. The court rejected the compa... (more story)

Goldwind sees EU court reject interim-measures request in foreign-subsidy probe

July 20, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Goldwind, a Chinese maker of wind turbines, has seen the EU's General Court reject its request for an interim suspension of an investigation under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation. The court said... (more story)

Energy View More

South Korea pushes agentic AI, small modular-reactor commercialization

July 23, 2026 | Choonsik Yoo

Asia

South Korea unveiled new initiatives Thursday aimed at fostering the country's efforts to become one of the world's top three artificial intelligence powers, including a strategy to secure an early lead in age... (more story)

South Korea pushes ahead with agentic AI, energy, physical AI port initiatives

July 23, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea’s government on Thursday approved new initiatives as part of its goal of becoming one of the world's top three artificial intelligence powerhouses. The measures, approved at a ministe... (more story)

EU countries expected to reach a common view on carbon market review by December

July 22, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

EU countries are expected to reach a common position on the European Commission's overhaul of the EU Emissions Trading System by December, the country chairing the talks has said. Ireland is also planning to s... (more story)

Technology View More

US senator queries Meta on whistleblower firings over youth online privacy

July 22, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Senator Charles Grassley of Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has written to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg with questions over whether the company improperly targeted whis... (more story)

Hurdles remain for Trump's prospective head of US DOJ's Antitrust Division

July 22, 2026 | Chris May and Alex Wilts

North America

Adam Candeub, President Donald Trump's nominee to oversee antitrust enforcement at the US Department of Justice, must clear procedural and institutional hurdles before he can implement any vision for the futur... (more story)

Second US bellwether social media addiction lawsuit dropped on eve of trial (correct*)

July 22, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo, Xu Yuan and Madeline Hughes

North America

A Florida teenager who accused Meta Platforms, Snap, TikTok and Google of designing their platforms to be addictive has dropped his claims against Meta just before trial was set to begin.