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Antitrust, Technology
March 23, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld
North America
Artificial Intelligence
March 23, 2026 | Emma Whitford
North America
Financial Crime
March 19, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld and Martin Coyle
Europe, North America
Antitrust View More
March 24, 2026 | Jon Menon
Europe
New time-limited powers to combat price gouging may be granted to the UK antitrust regulator following concerns that some companies could exploit the conflict in the Middle East to boost their profits. The Com... (more story)
March 24, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger
North America
US Acting Assistant Attorney General Omeed A. Assefi said the government wants to improve the guidance it gives businesses about corporate collaborations in hopes of making antitrust enforcement more predictab... (more story)
March 24, 2026 | Jean Comte
Europe
Nominations for 13 new EU Court of Justice judges and six advocates general are needed as soon as possible, EU capitals have been urged by the court's president. The terms of the incumbents end on Oct. 6 next ... (more story)
Artificial Intelligence View More
March 24, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Legal uncertainty over the use of sensitive personal data to train artificial intelligence systems will persist under the European Commission’s digital simplification package, DOT Europe said an ... (more story)
March 24, 2026 | Luca Bertuzzi
Europe
The European Commission’s AI Office would like to see AI companies take a more proactive role in preparing for compliance with the AI Act’s rules on general-purpose AI models, despite enforcement powers not ye... (more story)
March 24, 2026 | MLex Staff
Asia
Chinese technology companies have secured several hundred thousand of Nvidia’s H200 processors, which are undergoing customs clearance in China, MLex has learned. About 300,000 H200 chips have reached China’s ... (more story)
Mergers and Acquisitions View More
March 24, 2026 | Anna Ferrari
Europe
Antenna Group's acquisition of Gedi, publisher of leading Italian daily newspaper La Repubblica, is to be sent to a EU new advisory body for an opinion under the bloc’s recently established media plurality tes... (more story)
March 24, 2026
Asia, North America
MLex Summary: SoftBank's proposed acquisition of DigitalBridge was granted early termination of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act waiting period on March 11, DigitalBridge said in a US securities filing.
March 24, 2026
Asia, North America
MLex Summary: SoftBank Group's proposed acquisition of DigitalBridge can't be completed without antitrust approvals from the US, the European Union, Australia, Japan and Mexico as well as approval under the Eu... (more story)
Data Privacy and Security View More
March 24, 2026 | Júlia Tar
Europe
A ruling from the EU's top court that companies can refuse a request for access to personal data only in limited cases of abuse could make it easier for individuals to claim damages under the GDPR data privacy... (more story)
March 24, 2026 | Júlia Tar
Europe
EU lawmakers are aiming for a February 2027 vote on the European Commission’s proposed digital simplification laws, MLex has learned, meaning the negotiations between the regulator, the European Parliament and... (more story)
March 24, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Online platforms operating in the UK must implement the communications regulator's guidance to make them safer for women and girls by the end of this year "at the latest", the UK tech minister ha... (more story)
Intellectual Property View More
March 24, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams
Europe, North America
Apple has filed a claim against Israeli company Powermat Technologies in the UK's Patents Court in an attempt to obtain a global FRAND rate for standard-essential patents for wireless charging technology. It i... (more story)
March 24, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: A national court or tribunal of last instance must always give reasons when refusing to refer questions on the application of EU law to the bloc's top court, the Court of Justice said in a ruling... (more story)
March 24, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi
Asia
Japan’s Intellectual Property High Court upheld the rejection of Yamaha Motor’s motorcycle design application, ruling that a computer generated image published online a day before the filing counted against re... (more story)
Financial Crime View More
March 24, 2026 | Martin Coyle
Europe, North America
The estate of deceased Autonomy boss Mike Lynch has lost a bid to challenge a London court ruling that found he was liable for losses over the company’s sale to Hewlett Packard Enterprises. The estate said it ... (more story)
March 24, 2026 | Martin Coyle
Europe
UK hedge-fund manager Crispin Odey told a London court that women at the firm thought he was a “creepy old man,” as he gave evidence on Tuesday in his battle to overturn a lifelong ban from the financial servi... (more story)
March 24, 2026 | Neil Roland
Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, North America
The global Financial Stability Board said it is focusing this year in part on improving its assessment of vulnerabilities in the nonbank sector. The FSB, the regulatory coordinator for the Group of 20 economic... (more story)
Financial Services View More
March 24, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The Bank of London Group Limited and its parent company Oplyse Holdings Limited have been fined £2 million for misleading the Prudential Regulation Authority over their capital positions and fail... (more story)
March 24, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: UK lenders will receive an update on a potential multi-billion pounds compensation plan for mis-sold car finance shortly after markets close on March 30, the financial regulator has said. The Fin... (more story)
March 24, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: South Korea’s cabinet on Tuesday promulgated the law establishing the Serious Crimes Investigation Office, setting in motion the next phase of the government’s plan to fully separate investigatio... (more story)
Trade View More
March 24, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: The US International Trade Administration has determined Mexican imports of certain low-carbon steel wire and assembled or completed into standard steel welded wire mesh are circumventing US anti... (more story)
March 24, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: EU carmakers have welcomed the conclusion of the EU-Australia free trade agreement, saying the deal will put the bloc’s exports on an equal footing with other major auto exporting countries. The ... (more story)
March 24, 2026
Europe, Oceania
MLex Summary:The EU's trade and security agreements with Australia have been welcomed by some key European lawmakers, including the heads of the trade and foreign affairs committees. In a statement, David McAl... (more story)
State Aid View More
March 23, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: France has secured EU approval for a program to support the construction of 1 GW of hydrogen electrolysis capacity, the European Commission said Monday. The measure, which comes in the form of a ... (more story)
March 23, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Denmark has secured European Commission approval to spend €5 billion to support the construction and operation of the Hesselø and North Sea I Mid offshore wind farms. The 20-year measure will con... (more story)
March 19, 2026 | Lewis Crofts
Europe
Marc van der Woude, the president of the EU’s lower-tier General Court, is set to leave the judiciary this autumn, MLex has learned. His resignation will take effect on Sept. 15 and is for personal reasons, a ... (more story)
Energy View More
March 23, 2026 | Louis de Briant
Europe
European gas stockpiling should start early to prepare for next winter, relying on flexibilities introduced in last year’s revised gas storage regulation, according to a letter from EU Energy Commissioner Dan ... (more story)
March 23, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: EU countries should start stockpiling gas for next winter as early as possible to benefit from a longer injection period, help mitigate against any pressure on prices, and avoid an end-of-summer ... (more story)
March 23, 2026 | Wooyoung Lee
Asia
Major South Korean oil refiners — SK Energy, GS Caltex, S-Oil and HD Hyundai Oilbank — are being raided by prosecutors over collusion allegations, the Korea Prosecution Service confirmed Monday, with search-an... (more story)
Technology View More
March 24, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Online platforms will need to prioritize assessing the risks of unsolicited nude images and illegal self-harm content on their services under draft codes published by UK regulator Ofcom this morn... (more story)
March 24, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Members of the European Parliament's Internal Market committee have requested that the European Commission ensure proper enforcement of the Digital Markets Act, the EU law that checks the market ... (more story)
March 24, 2026 | Saloni Sinha
Oceania
Australia’s under-16 social media restrictions are being hailed as a “stunning success” by the regulator, backed by a headline figure of 4.7 million accounts removed, but questions continue to cloud that claim... (more story)