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Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation

AliExpress challenges €550m fine under EU Digital Services Act

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

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IMF First Deputy Managing Director Dan Katz

Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Security, Financial Services

October 02, 2026 | Neil Roland

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

New AI regulation may be needed to impede cyber risks, IMF official says

Antitrust

October 02, 2026 | Alex Wilts

North America

Southern Glazer's, US FTC finalize settlement; Ferguson cites litigation risks
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
New AI regulation may be needed to impede cyber risks, IMF official says
Southern Glazer's, US FTC finalize settlement; Ferguson cites litigation risks
USTR says G20 summit reached no consensus on forced labor, excess capacity

Antitrust View More

Dream Big Media fails to get US high court review of case against Google

October 05, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Dream Big Media failed to convince the US Supreme Court to review its antitrust lawsuit accusing Google of illegally tying its mapping products together. The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circui... (more story)

Endure Innovation denied US high court review of antitrust case against Vizient

October 05, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Endure Innovation failed to convince the US Supreme Court to review Vizient’s antitrust suit over medical disposable products. The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a summary jud... (more story)

Astroturf recyclers face EU hearing next week to contest antitrust charges

October 05, 2026 | Lewis Crofts, Nicholas Hirst and Anna Ferrari

Europe

Oranjewoud, TenCate Grass, Sports & Leisure Group and Sport Group will have the chance next week to challenge EU accusations that the producers and installers of synthetic turf have engaged in cartel conduct, ... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

‘Super Intelligence Force’ will ensure US leadership, Trump says

October 05, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

US President Donald Trump announced the formation of a Super Intelligence Force to “ensure that America continues to lead the world in Super Intelligence,” using his newly minted term for artificial intelligen... (more story)

AI bill of human rights could fill global governance gaps, UK paper proposes

October 05, 2026

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

MLex Summary: An international AI bill of human rights could address some of the current governance gaps around the technology, Oxford University researcher Yuval Shany has proposed. Shany's policy paper, whic... (more story)

Chinese scholars propose draft AI law with developer, provider liability

October 05, 2026 | Yonnex Li

Asia

A legal research team at Zhejiang University has proposed a draft artificial intelligence law that would hold AI developers, service providers and deployers legally responsible for harm caused by AI systems. T... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Schneider Electric announces $23.7bn purchase of PTC

October 05, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: French energy technology group Schneider Electric announced on Monday that it signed a definitive agreement to acquire US-based software company PTC for $23.7 billion. The merger agreement was fi... (more story)

Kiesel fined €2.4m in Austria for illegal mergers

October 05, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: German company Kiesel GmbH must pay a fine of €2.4 million for illegally implementing two deals with Suncar and Vemcon, after Austria's Supreme Court increased the penalty from €240,000, the nati... (more story)

BT-TalkTalk deal review is open for views, UK’s CMA says

October 05, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Views on BT Group’s acquisition of Talk Telecommunications Limited and PlatformX Communications are being sought by the UK antitrust regulator until Oct. 9. The Competition and Markets Authority ... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Brazil’s ANPD opens channel for complaints over platform obligations

October 05, 2026

Latin America

MLex Summary: Brazil's National Data Protection Agency has launched a website to receive complaints related to the country's Internet Civil Rights Framework. The watchdog was tasked with overseeing two decrees... (more story)

Plaintiffs seek class certification in US rental price-fixing case

October 05, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Plaintiffs involved in private price-fixing litigation against RealPage and landlords asked a US federal judge to certify a proposed class. If approved, the class would include anyone who paid re... (more story)

USTR opens USMCA comment period, announces hearing

October 05, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Trade Representative has opened a comment period and announced a hearing on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement ahead of an annual report to Congress on the trade pact. Comments are ... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Patent grant delays face Indian Supreme Court scrutiny over shortened protection

October 05, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

India's Supreme Court will examine whether patent holders should lose part of their 20-year protection because of delays in granting patents.

Japan's AI voice ruling puts recognition ahead of enforcement

October 05, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

A recognizable voice can earn money for a stranger without the human behind it speaking a word. Japan’s latest AI ruling gives performers grounds to challenge that exploitation, but leaves the decisions that w... (more story)

Suno's AI music training faces novel US challenge by musicians Isbell, Lowery

October 02, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

Suno is facing a novel lawsuit from musicians David Lowery and Jason Isbell alleging the AI music service unlawfully indexed and exploited artists' identities and voices. Rather than copyright claims, the suit... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Corporate Transparency Act cases declined by US Supreme Court

October 05, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Petitions for a writ of certiorari regarding the Corporate Transparency Act from the National Small Business Administration and others, and the National Federation of Independent Business and others, were both... (more story)

UK serious fraud cases to be heard by judges alone despite govt U-turn on juries

October 04, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

UK plans for fraud and other serious white-collar crime cases to be heard by judges only will go ahead despite a government decision on Sunday to row back on scrapping juries for certain cases. Prime Minister ... (more story)

Former US lawmaker receives prison for unregistered lobbying for PdVSA subsidiary

October 02, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Former US Rep. David Rivera was sentenced to 10 years in prison for secretly acting as an unregistered agent of the Venezuelan government and laundering millions of dollars connected to that work... (more story)

Financial Services View More

EU countries inch closer to centralized market supervision deal, draft shows

October 05, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Europe

Significant market infrastructures such as trading venues, clearinghouses and central securities depositories would be supervised by the EU watchdog, as well as significant crypto-asset services providers, und... (more story)

EU govts’ market integration compromise proposed by lead negotiator Ireland

October 02, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A compromise on the proposed EU package to better integrate its capital markets was put forward on Friday by Ireland, which is chairing legislative talks among EU governments until the end of the... (more story)

Lawmakers move closer to EU oversight of all CCPs, CSDs; more talks to come

October 02, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Europe

Clearinghouses and central securities depositories would be supervised by the European Securities and Markets Authority, or ESMA, under the latest compromise proposed by lead lawmaker Markus Ferber on a packag... (more story)

Trade View More

France, Germany call for new EU trade tool to counter market distortions

October 05, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

Europe

France and Germany have urged the European Commission to design a new trade instrument that could restrict access to the EU single market in response to systemic distortions by non-EU countries, as part of a b... (more story)

US Commerce announces penalty against Lambda Research, alleges 66 regulation violations

October 05, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security announced administrative proceedings against Massachusetts-based software and engineering service company Lambda Research Corporation,... (more story)

US Customs says importers evaded steel pressure pipe duties

October 05, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Customs and Border Protection said in a final determination that importers Excellent Sharp Inc., VASS Pipe and Steel, Haylier International Limited,  Tejas Tubular Products, Inc and Marmon/Key... (more story)

State Aid View More

MAN Trucks’ Polish aid blocked by EU over lack of incentive effect

October 05, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: MAN Trucks can't receive regional aid of around 116 million złoty (€26 million) for expanding its factory in Niepołomice, southern Poland, because the measure isn't in line with EU state aid rule... (more story)

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)

Energy View More

G7 agrees 100 million-barrel oil release, frontloads diesel supplies

October 02, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A coordinated release of 100 million barrels of oil reserves will begin immediately and run over four months, G7 leaders agreed Friday, according to a press statement. The release will include su... (more story)

US diesel export ban would help no one, undermine trust, EU spokesperson says

October 02, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

A possible ban on diesel exports from the United States wouldn't be helpful and would weaken trust in the country, a European Union spokesperson said Friday. The comments suggest that for now at least the EU i... (more story)

EU diesel supplies stable despite high prices, task force says

October 02, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU diesel supplies remain stable despite tight global markets, but prices remain high, the European Commission said after an Energy Union Task Force meeting Friday. Commission and EU government r... (more story)

Technology View More

TikTok’s challenge of UK Online Safety Act targets Ofcom’s use of powers

October 05, 2026 | Imogen Howse

Europe

TikTok’s challenge of information requests made under the UK’s Online Safety Act is targeting the regulator’s use of its information-gathering powers, which TikTok said goes beyond what the law permits, the co... (more story)

US DOJ, states submit proposed final judgment in Google adtech case

October 02, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Department of Justice and state plaintiffs filed their proposed final judgment in their adtech markets monopolization lawsuit against Google.

Meta, X, TikTok get Oct. 5 court date for fight over UK watchdog's info requests

October 02, 2026 | Imogen Howse

Europe

Challenges by Meta Platforms, X and TikTok to UK regulator Ofcom’s information requests under the Online Safety Act will be heard next Monday by the same judge, according to court listings. Meta previously tol... (more story)