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Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation

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

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

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US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer

Trade

October 01, 2026 | Zack Budryk

North America

USTR says G20 summit reached no consensus on forced labor, excess capacity

Antitrust, DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions, Technology

October 01, 2026 | Chris May

North America

US college sports antitrust exemption gains momentum, but obstacles remain
Manchester billboard reads "Shamchester"

Financial Crime

October 01, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

Among Manchester City's many legal troubles, could criminal probes loom large?
USTR says G20 summit reached no consensus on forced labor, excess capacity
US college sports antitrust exemption gains momentum, but obstacles remain
Among Manchester City's many legal troubles, could criminal probes loom large?

Antitrust View More

Kraft fails to beat US antitrust case brought by wheat futures traders

October 01, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Kraft must face US antitrust claims brought by commodity traders accusing Kraft Foods Group of manipulating the prices of wheat futures. District Judge John F. Kness denied a motion for judgment,... (more story)

RealPage, landlord settlements with US DOJ don’t moot state claims, judge says

October 01, 2026 | Chris May

North America

Settlements between RealPage, landlords and the US Department of Justice to resolve alleged antitrust violations fail to address the “core” of real estate pricing software monopolization claims and alleged ant... (more story)

US judge seeks neutral expertise in Delta Dental monopsony litigation

October 01, 2026 | Alex Wilts

North America

An Illinois federal judge overseeing monopsony litigation against Delta Dental said he is appointing two independent experts to assist him in evaluating challenges to the parties’ experts.

Artificial Intelligence View More

Could a bad regulatory week for OpenAI be agentic AI turning point?

October 02, 2026 | Mike Swift

Europe, North America, Oceania

It's too soon to know whether the incursion of OpenAI's AI agents into Hugging Face will prove to be the same kind of inflection point for the AI industry that the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal was for s... (more story)

New Mexico AG Torrez proposes AI legislation, probes OpenAI

October 02, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez and state Representative Linda Serrato proposed the Frontier Artificial Intelligence Safety and Accountability Act, which would require frontier AI develop... (more story)

Apple asks judge to dismiss US lawsuit over scraping YouTube for AI training

October 02, 2026 | Xu Yuan

North America

Apple asked a US federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by YouTube content creators whose videos have allegedly been used for training generative AI video models, arguing that Apple didn't circumvent any tec... (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)

Poland seeks swift EU decision on furloughed grain terminal

October 01, 2026 | Jean Comte

Europe

The Polish government has told MLex that the European Commission should issue a decision swiftly on Bunge and Copenhagen Merchants Group’s intended takeover of the Baltic Grain Terminal, so that the key piece ... (more story)

Von der Leyen’s ‘validation’ of satellite JV draws rage of EU lawmaker

October 01, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

Stephanie Yon-Courtin has hit out at the positive signals given by European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen on a joint venture between Airbus, Thales and Leonardo that still needs EU competition appr... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Meta asked by New Mexico judge if it respects law; company assails penalty request

October 01, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

New Mexico’s request for $35 to $40 billion in penalties against Meta Platforms for unfair, deceptive and unconscionable practices is “unconstitutional” and the largest in the world, Matthew B. Nicholson, a la... (more story)

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)

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)

Intellectual Property View More

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)

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)

Financial Crime View More

Ex-CEO of Subway restaurant supply cooperative, brother charged in US bribery case

October 01, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

The former chief executive of a restaurant supply chain cooperative and her brother were charged in Miami federal court with allegedly operating a decades-long bribery scheme that defrauded thousands of sub sa... (more story)

Former restaurant chain cooperative's CEO, brother charged in US bribery scheme

October 01, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Janet Risi Field, the former chief executive of a restaurant chain cooperative, and her brother, Steven Louis Risi, were charged with allegedly operating a decades-long bribery and money launderi... (more story)

A7 Network sub-agents sanctioned, deemed money laundering concern by US

October 01, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Under Operation Economic Outcast, the US Treasury Department took action against the A7 Network, a shadow banking network with ties to Russia used by Iran to evade sanctions. Treasury's Office of... (more story)

Financial Services View More

US Fed’s easing of capital requirements has led to liquid Treasury markets, Bowman says

October 01, 2026 | Neil Roland

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

The Federal Reserve’s relaxation of some capital requirements for the eight largest US banks, which took effect in the first quarter of 2026, has already resulted in improvements to the Treasury market, said M... (more story)

US SEC floats rule to provide tailored crypto-custody framework for advisers

October 01, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Securities and Exchange Commission proposed new rules aimed at providing a tailored framework for the custody of digital assets for registered investment advisers and regulated funds, such... (more story)

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)

Trade View More

Calif. tech company owner charged in US with smuggling AI servers to China

October 01, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The owner of a San Gabriel Valley, California-based technology company was arrested on a three-count federal indictment charging him with smuggling to China more than $300 million worth of export... (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)

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)

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)