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US FTC proposal to preempt state AI laws raises First Amendment concerns

Groupe Canal+ seeks EU top court's view on consent for promotional emails

Big win over Google steels EU enforcer and marginalizes key economic test

US declines to renew trade pact with Mexico, Canada

Google told to pay $1.5bn damages to Klarna's PriceRunner by Swedish court

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Financial Services

July 02, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

US Fed’s Global Systemically Important Bank plan `misses the mark,’ group says

Trade

July 02, 2026 | Zack Budryk

Asia, North America

US zeroes in on elusive India trade deal after false starts, Trump-Modi rift

Antitrust

July 02, 2026 | Simon Zekaria

Europe

UK water companies may face revival of mass competition claim over pollution
US Fed’s Global Systemically Important Bank plan `misses the mark,’ group says
US zeroes in on elusive India trade deal after false starts, Trump-Modi rift
UK water companies may face revival of mass competition claim over pollution

Antitrust View More

Malaysia lower house passes competition overhaul, defers merger control

July 03, 2026 | James Konstantin Galvez

Asia

Malaysia's lower house has approved the first major overhaul of the country's competition framework, expanding the Malaysia Competition Commission's investigative and enforcement powers while deferring a long-... (more story)

Japan antitrust agency closes Broadcom software-licensing probe without action

July 03, 2026 | Sachiko Sakamaki

Asia

The Japanese antitrust agency said on Friday that it had closed its investigation into Broadcom after finding insufficient evidence of antitrust violations. The US chipmaker had been under investigation since ... (more story)

Godrej cleared in India antitrust probe over public furniture tenders

July 03, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

Indian manufacturer Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing was cleared of antitrust allegations after the Competition Commission of India found no evidence that the company colluded with public authorities to manipulate... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Vietnam releases official list of high-risk AI systems

July 03, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Vietnam's government on Thursday published a list of 46 artificial intelligence systems classified as "high-risk" under Decree 33, dated June 30. The systems are grouped into six categories: tran... (more story)

China's embodied AI industry urges faster regulation amid bubble risks

July 03, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

Chinese industry players are urging faster rulemaking for embodied intelligence, as China’s embodied intelligence push moves from demonstrations into real-world deployment, while regulators warn of bubble-like... (more story)

Singapore sets AI agent safeguards for banks, financial-services firms

July 03, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Singapore's Monetary Authority has unveiled an industry-developed framework aimed at making artificial intelligence agents safer for financial services as firms accelerate adoption of autonomous ... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Partnered Health's bid for Ryan Plaza Medical Services faces Australian review

July 03, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: The proposed acquisition of Ryan Plaza Medical Services by PH Medical Centers, known as Partnered Health, will be reviewed by the Australian antitrust regulator. In a statement on Friday, the Aus... (more story)

Saipem-Subsea7 merger faces Australian Phase 2 review amid Brazil scrutiny

July 03, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

Oceania

Saipem’s proposed merger with Subsea7 has been referred to an in-depth Phase 2 review in Australia, just days after a third party moved to appeal a Brazilian watchdog's unconditional clearance of the global de... (more story)

Coles' bid for Sydney supermarket approved by Australian watchdog

July 03, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: Coles Group's bid to lease a supermarket site in Minto, in southwest Sydney, has been approved by Australia's competition watchdog, which found it would not substantially lessen competition. The ... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Australian bill strengthening under-16 social media ban delayed for inquiry

July 03, 2026 | Sean Maguire

Oceania

Australia's Senate has delayed a bill to strengthen enforcement of the country's under-16 social media ban by referring it to an eight-week parliamentary inquiry, postponing planned new powers for the online-s... (more story)

South Korean civic groups denounce US House report on Coupang as distorted

July 03, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: A coalition of 135 South Korean labor and civil-society groups on Friday called on the US House Judiciary Committee to withdraw its recent report criticizing Seoul’s treatment of Coupang, calling... (more story)

Hong Kong probes Shun Hing data breach affecting 920,000 customers

July 03, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Hong Kong's privacy regulator is investigating a data breach at local conglomerate Shun Hing Group that may have exposed personal information of more than 920,000 customers, including names, addr... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Sulzer Mixpac patent appeal fails as Indian court backs prior art finding

July 03, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

Swiss industrial equipment manufacturer Sulzer Mixpac lost its India patent appeal after the Delhi High Court upheld the rejection of its static mixer application, finding the claimed invention obvious over pr... (more story)

'Forensics first' approach gains ground in US trade secret litigation

July 02, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

North America

A new Sedona Conference draft commentary — and a dispute between two enterprise database software providers currently unfolding across two US states — could show trade secret litigation transitioning to a fron... (more story)

This week at the UPC: June 26-July 2

July 02, 2026 | Anna Lauwereys and Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

This week the UPC saw a vital decision on the importance of urgency in infringement claims in its denial of Guardant's appeal in a case against Sophia Genetics, as well as two decisions underlining how request... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

UK fraud agency closes Signature criminal probe

July 02, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

An investigation into development and investment company, Signature Group, which collapsed with debts of £140 million six years ago has been closed without charges by the UK fraud agency Thursday. An Serious F... (more story)

Australia's AML/CTF reforms bring Privacy Act obligations to 100,000 entities

July 02, 2026 | Sean Maguire

Oceania

Australia has extended its anti-money laundering and counterterrorism financing regime to lawyers, accountants and real estate agents, while also bringing more than 100,000 businesses within the scope of the 1... (more story)

EagleBank allegedly allowed decade-long US kiting scheme, document says

July 01, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

A friend and former business partner of EagleBank’s ex-chairman and chief executive, and the friend’s son, were able to carry out a check kiting scheme through the bank for more than a decade, according to a d... (more story)

Financial Services View More

US Senator Warren criticizes restructuring plan for regional Fed bank structure

July 02, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Senator Elizabeth Warren wrote to Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller urging that he halt work on a proposal to “transform” the operational structure and governance of the Federal Rese... (more story)

Forvis Mazars sanctioned by UK regulator for Studio Retail audit failings

July 02, 2026 | Maciej Boguslawski

Europe

Audit and professional services firm Forvis Mazars and one of its audit partners have been sanctioned by the UK’s audit watchdog for serious failings in an audit of Studio Retail Group. The company entered adm... (more story)

UK pension providers urged to do more for consumers with older products

July 02, 2026 | Maciej Boguslawski

Europe

UK pension providers should do more to improve outcomes for customers holding older products, the financial markets watchdog has urged after finding that some may be receiving poorer value than savers invested... (more story)

Trade View More

High US beef prices require 'structural' trade, antitrust interventions, report says

July 02, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Meatpacker break-ups, mandatory country-of-origin labeling, prosecution of fraud and reduced beef import quotas are needed to address "structural" drivers of high beef prices in a highly concentr... (more story)

US trade court remands Commerce's Indian brass rod order

July 02, 2026 | Bradley Dress

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

The US Court of International Trade remanded the Commerce Department’s 2024 final affirmative antidumping determination on brass rod from India, finding the agency failed to properly address semi-finished good... (more story)

US trade court sides with Commerce on double-remedy adjustment denial

July 02, 2026 | Zack Budryk

North America

The US Court of International Trade has sustained the Commerce Department’s denial of a double-remedies adjustment in a June 16 ruling made public Wednesday.

State Aid View More

EU outlines data-protection approach in enforcing foreign-subsidies law

July 01, 2026

Asia, Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has adopted internal rules allowing it to restrict certain data-protection rights when conducting investigations under the EU's power to patrol foreign subsidies. In a dec... (more story)

PostNord's 2017 capital injection into Post Danmark undergoing state aid probe

June 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: PostNord Group's capital injection of 1 billion Danish krone (approximately €134 million) into its Post Danmark subsidiary in 2017 is undergoing an in-depth probe to assess whether it was in line... (more story)

Open Markets says US Supreme Court 'grossly usurped' Congress in Slaughter case

June 29, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The Open Markets Institute said the US Supreme Court has "grossly usurped Congress' constitutional authority" by ruling the president could remove Federal Trade Commission commissioners at will, ... (more story)

Energy View More

New 'small mid-cap company' category backed by EU lawmakers in committee

July 02, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU lawmakers in committee backed new rules creating a new category of small mid-cap companies, following a provisional agreement with member states earlier this month. The agreed text will now go... (more story)

EU clean-energy projects face shorter approval deadlines under lawmakers' plan

July 02, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Renewable energy developers, grid operators and storage companies could face faster permitting decisions under draft rules backed Thursday by the European Parliament’s energy committee. Part of t... (more story)

EU power plan, emissions system review, banking report postponed to July 17

July 02, 2026 | Helena Freitas

Europe

The EU’s electrification action plan, the review of the bloc’s Emissions Trading System, network-charges measures and a bank competitiveness report are set to be unveiled on July 17, two days later than initia... (more story)

Technology View More

China mandates safety rules for driver-assist systems as adoption hits 70%

July 03, 2026 | Yonnex Li

Asia

China has issued mandatory safety standards for combined driver-assistance systems, requiring automakers to meet stricter rules than international regulations as the technology gains widespread adoption in the... (more story)

Indonesian ministry to verify if Apple services comply with child-protection rules

July 03, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs has started the process to verify that 14 services provided by tech giant Apple are compliant with child-protection standards outlined in... (more story)

Google likely to dodge US design defect lawsuit aimed at ed-tech tools

July 02, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

North America

A US judge appeared likely on Thursday to dismiss a lawsuit accusing Google of designing school-issued Chromebooks and education tools that expose children to harmful content, saying the claims seem barred by ... (more story)