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Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation

US Third Circuit puts competition at center of ROSS AI training ruling

AI companies sign voluntary accord with White House on frontier model safety

EU’s ‘Made in Europe’ procurement push fueling fears of a fragmented rulebook

US, China take steps to stabilize relations with new Board of Trade

Faster merger cases, tighter pleadings: Van der Woude’s hopes for EU court

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Financial Crime

October 01, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

Among Manchester City's many legal troubles, could criminal probes loom large?
President Donald Trump says goodbye to fans after the final round of LIV Golf New York on August 9, 2026 at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey.

Financial Crime

October 01, 2026 | Martin Coyle and Samuel Rubenfeld

Europe, North America

US exit from GRECO anti-corruption group prompts fears of further disruption
Man with short gray hair wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and blue patterned tie, smiling in front of a city backdrop.

Artificial Intelligence, Energy

September 30, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

US Senate blocks bill aimed at shielding consumers from AI energy costs
Among Manchester City's many legal troubles, could criminal probes loom large?
US exit from GRECO anti-corruption group prompts fears of further disruption
US Senate blocks bill aimed at shielding consumers from AI energy costs

Antitrust View More

Restaurants’ $48m Tyson US pork price-fixing settlement gets final approval

October 01, 2026 | Clayton Vickers

North America

Tyson Foods’ $48 million US settlement resolving restaurants' pork price-fixing claims got final approval Thursday, with a plaintiff attorney saying that there are only two additional settlements to be complet... (more story)

US Rep. Jayapal releases framework for AI charter legislation

October 01, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Representative Pramila Jayapal, a Washington Democrat, unveiled a five-page framework for her forthcoming National AI Charter Act, modeled on existing regulations for national banks. The frame... (more story)

Visa, Mastercard get US antitrust case over ATM fees dismissed

October 01, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US District Judge Richard J. Leon dismissed antitrust claims accusing Visa and Mastercard over “access fees” that ATMs may charge cardholders. The opinion currently remains sealed.

Artificial Intelligence View More

Congress cannot be ‘observers’ of US AI response, Sen. Young says (corrects*)

October 01, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

The United States Congress must play an active role in adapting cybersecurity laws and government as a whole to meet the challenges of the artificial intelligence age, Republican Indiana Senator Todd Young sai... (more story)

IPO chief suggests shorter US IP protection for inventions with limited human input

October 01, 2026 | Steve Scherer

Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, North America, Oceania

Artificial intelligence tops the Intellectual Property Owners Association’s agenda, and the US may need a shorter-term right for inventions with limited human input, President John Cheek told MLex at the group... (more story)

OpenAI subpoenaed by California over cybersecurity incidents, risks

October 01, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: OpenAI has been subpoenaed by California's attorney general regarding its artificial intelligence models following ChatGPT's breach of Hugging Face's systems, according to a statement. Attorney G... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Kimberly-Kenvue deal could avoid CADE Tribunal if rare divestiture route applies

October 01, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Latin America

Kimberly-Clark and Kenvue could avoid a lengthier process in Brazil for the review of their $40 billion deal if CADE’s Superintendence agrees to clear the transaction without the need for a settlement agreemen... (more story)

US college sports antitrust exemption gains momentum, but obstacles remain

October 01, 2026 | Chris May

North America

Federal lawmakers seeking to reshape the US collegiate athletics system took an important step forward on Monday when the Senate passed legislation that includes an antitrust shield for the National Collegiate... (more story)

Canada’s push for economic autonomy complicates merger, investment reviews

October 01, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

North America

Canada’s push to build companies that can compete globally could favor domestic consolidation, even as tougher merger rules make large combinations harder to clear. At the same time, its broader national secur... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Google to get final approval for $68 million US voice assistant privacy settlement

October 01, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

Google's $68 million settlement of class claims that its voice assistant illegally recorded some conversations will get final approval, a US judge in Silicon Valley said Thursday, despite her concerns with the... (more story)

Meta litigation, settlement are ‘playbook’ for taking on Big Tech, US state AGs say

October 01, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

When more than 50 attorneys general across the US entered into a $17 billion settlement with Meta Platforms last month, it showed both the reach and power of consumer protection laws that bar unfair and decept... (more story)

Meta wins dismissal of tracking lawsuit over Calif. DMV data

October 01, 2026 | Yuan Xu

North America

A privacy lawsuit against Meta Platforms has been thrown out over the use of its website tracking technology by the California Department of Motor Vehicles after a US federal judge found Meta didn't receive se... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

EU standards bodies warn overhaul risks independence, fragmentation

October 01, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Europe

CEN and CENELEC, two of Europe’s main standards bodies, have warned that the EU’s planned overhaul risks undermining the system’s independence and causing fragmentation. The proposal would increase the Europea... (more story)

Historic $5.7bn verdict against Apple for patent infringement unlikely to last

October 01, 2026 | Nick Robertson

North America

While a $5.7 billion patent infringement jury verdict against Apple, the largest ever, grabbed headlines this week, prior examples of similar large-dollar jury verdicts leave a slim chance that the figure will... (more story)

This week at the UPC: Sept. 25-Oct. 1

October 01, 2026 | Giorgi Dvalishvili and Inbar Preiss

Europe

This week, the UPC Court of Appeal restored Nvidia’s and Keysight Technologies’ rights to appeal decisions, leaving their conditional patent-revocation counterclaims undecided after findings of noninfringement... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

US CFPB can't validate IT assets at former regional offices, audit finds

October 01, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The Trump-led US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau can't validate the security of regional hardware at four former regional offices, which were vacated in 2025, an audit found. Last month, the... (more story)

Iranian rail, auto, manufacturing, steel sectors sanctioned by US

October 01, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Treasury Department is targeting some of the last significant elements of Iran's industrial infrastructure, including its rail and automotive conglomerates. Those sectors have been coopted... (more story)

California real estate fund executives plead guilty in US to fraud scheme

October 01, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Mark Hanf, the founder and chief executive of Pacific Private Money, has pleaded guilty in federal court to wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering, the US Department of Justice said. Nam Pha... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Second warning sent to six EU countries on transposing bank capital rules

October 01, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Finland, Greece, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania and Spain failed to fully transpose the sixth capital requirement directive in their national law, the European Commission said on Thursday. Th... (more story)

Italy, Slovenia warned over discriminatory investment tax breaks

October 01, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Italy and Slovenia were warned by the European Commission to change tax breaks for savings and investment accounts that favor domestic investments. The commission said the rules unfairly discoura... (more story)

Sweden given two months to address implementation of EU bank crisis rules

October 01, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Sweden has been told by the European Commission to bring its bank crisis management rules fully into line with EU law. The commission said remaining problems concern how creditors are ranked in i... (more story)

Trade View More

Biden didn’t protect US polyester staple fiber industry, producers say

October 01, 2026 | Eliana Hubacker

North America

President Joe Biden’s decision not to impose a tariff-rate quota against fine denier polyester staple fiber imports in 2024 proved detrimental to the recovery of the domestic industry, domestic industry repres... (more story)

US Commerce preliminarily says India surged graphite electrode imports

October 01, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Commerce Department preliminarily determined that India surged imports of large diameter graphite electrodes after the government opened an antisubsidy case into subject imports.

US Customs bars Indonesian palm oil company's goods over forced labor concerns

October 01, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Customs and Border Protection issued two withhold release orders against pam oil and derivative products from Indonesian company Mitra Aneka Rezeki and Hardaya Inti Plantation after claiming t... (more story)

State Aid View More

Soukup, Deisenhofer take on senior EU competition roles

September 30, 2026 | Lewis Crofts and Nicholas Hirst

Europe

The European Commission has appointed Karl Soukup as its most senior official overseeing state aid, and Thomas Deisenhofer as the head of the investigation teams prosecuting cartels.

Spielkisten takes EU decision on German aid to WestSpiel to EU court

September 28, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Spielkisten, an operator of gaming halls in Germany, has filed an appeal at the EU General Court, challenging an earlier decision by the European Commission on German support to casino operator W... (more story)

Swedbank’s levy reduction prompts EU court questions

September 28, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A Latvian court has requested guidance from EU judges regarding whether a decision to reduce a lender's "solidarity contribution" should be understood as state aid. The issue relates to lender Sw... (more story)

Energy View More

Italy, Czechia call for temporary EU carbon market relief

October 01, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

Italy and Czechia have called for a temporary suspension or other changes to the EU's carbon market to ease pressure on industry already facing higher energy costs due to the conflict in the Middle East. In pr... (more story)

EU countries split over calls to further delay new Emissions Trading System

October 01, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

Italy and Czechia are asking EU leaders to consider delaying the launch of the EU's new carbon market for buildings and road transport beyond 2028 due to the energy crisis, while Estonia has also called for a ... (more story)

Croatia told to implement EU renewable energy rules within two months

October 01, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Croatia has been told it has two months to add reinforced EU rules promoting renewable energy to its national laws or it could face a referral to the bloc's highest court with a request to impose... (more story)

Technology View More

ChatGPT data access under EU digital rulebook subject to safeguards, Commission says

October 01, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: ChatGPT data may be accessed by regulators and vetted researchers to monitor compliance with the Digital Services Act and to understand systemic risks in the EU, the EU’s digital chief said on Th... (more story)

Bulgaria told to comply with EU's digital services law within two months

October 01, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Bulgaria has been told to comply with the EU's digital services law and empower its national authorities to enforce it within two months or face a possible formal warning that it is violating the... (more story)

UK data privacy regulator joins cyber resilience partnership

October 01, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office, or ICO, has joined the National Cyber Resilience Centre Group’s National Ambassador program, the regulator said in a press release Thursday. The partne... (more story)