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Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation

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

Euronews owner’s Adria deal tests EU Media Board’s reach beyond the bloc

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Antitrust, Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Property

September 29, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

First US appellate finding on fair use for AI training favors copyright holders
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, arrives for a meeting on AI during day 2 of the opening of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations Headquarters in New York on Wednesday, 23 September, 2026.

Artificial Intelligence

September 29, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

OpenAI hit with Calif. lawsuit over AI agents' Hugging Face incursion
Gautam Adani

Financial Crime

September 29, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Asia, North America

US judge appointed himself ‘super-prosecutor’ in Adani case, DOJ says
First US appellate finding on fair use for AI training favors copyright holders
OpenAI hit with Calif. lawsuit over AI agents' Hugging Face incursion
US judge appointed himself ‘super-prosecutor’ in Adani case, DOJ says

Antitrust View More

Puerto Rican steel distributors fail to dismiss US antitrust case

September 30, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Puerto Rico-based steel distributors Steel Services & Supplies, Aceros de America and others were denied a motion to dismiss US antitrust claims filed by indirect purchasers of rebar. District Ju... (more story)

ROSS's copying of Westlaw headnotes devalued Reuter's data, US appeals court says

September 30, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Thomson Reuters’ Westlaw headnotes are copyrightable, and ROSS Intelligence’s use of that content to create its own competing product was not fair use, according to a recently unsealed opinion by... (more story)

Michigan players denied reconsideration of US antitrust claims against NCAA

September 30, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Former University of Michigan football players failed to convince US federal judge to reconsider a dismissal of antitrust claims against the National Collegiate Athletic Association over student-... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

UK state has been too timid on online safety for women, children, minister says

September 30, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

The UK state has been “far too small and far too timid” when it comes to protecting women and children online, the country's culture and media minister has said. Her remarks at the governing Labour party's ann... (more story)

EU’s AI code of practice could become global standard, AI Office chief says

September 30, 2026 | Masha Borak

Europe

The EU’s General-Purpose AI Code of Practice could become a global standard, according to the EU AI Office director Lucilla Sioli. The office is weighing whether the geopolitical climate would support such a m... (more story)

Frontier AI regulation 'not the right place to start,' BOE governor says

September 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Frontier AI models should be tested before and after deployment to identify where failures could occur and how society could intervene, but AI regulation is not "the right place to start", Bank o... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Loctite ruling expands viability of US nonstructural challenges, brand theories

September 30, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

North America

The court ruling that blocked the Loctite-Liquid Nails construction adhesive merger provides ammunition for nonstructural merger challenges with theories of harm based primarily on anticompetitive effects. The... (more story)

Paramount, Warner merger decision published by EU Commission

September 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has published its full decision to approve the move by Paramount Skydance Corporation to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery. The regulator was concerned that Paramount’s distr... (more story)

AkzoNobel-Axalta’s EU review prompts market definition questions

September 30, 2026 | Nicholas Hirst

Europe

Investigators scrutinizing the merger of AkzoNobel and Axalta Coating Systems are exploring how suppliers of vehicle refinish coatings compete for customers in Europe, according to questions issued to market players.

Data Privacy and Security View More

Brazil's ANPD holds firm on barring Discord's broadcast features

September 30, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Latin America

Discord's broadcast and video features have been suspended in Brazil since August due to the company's inability to demonstrate to the National Data Protection Agency that it implemented sufficient safeguards ... (more story)

Data transfers merit scrutiny if EU privacy law is reviewed, official says

September 30, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Europe

International data transfers, enforcement and the way EU privacy rules account for risk would merit attention if there was a wider review of the EU's data protection law, a European Commission official has sai... (more story)

Porn provider pays UK age-checks fine as regulator issues more breach notices

September 30, 2026 | Imogen Howse

Europe

Pornography provider First Time Videos has paid an £80,000 fine and blocked access for UK users after online safety regulator Ofcom found it had breached its Online Safety Act duty to use highly effective age ... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Japanese court opens door to voice rights despite dismissal of TikTok AI suit (update*)

September 30, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

The Tokyo District Court on Wednesday dismissed a Japanese voice actor’s bid to force TikTok to remove videos allegedly using an AI-generated imitation of his voice, finding that the posts had already been del... (more story)

USPTO's Squires weighs returning decisions on patent review merits to PTAB panels

September 29, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

North America

US Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires said Tuesday he is considering returning decisions on the merits of patent review petitions to Patent Trial and Appeal Board panels while retaining control ... (more story)

US should treat AI datasets as economic assets, IPO panelists say

September 29, 2026 | Steve Scherer

Asia, North America

The US should recognize datasets as commercial assets or risk falling behind China in developing AI, IP specialists said. China’s registration framework can help businesses document their control of data, prot... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Tren de Aragua network sanctioned by US over ATM jackpotting scheme

September 30, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned 10 targets involved in a Tren de Aragua (TdA) fraud scheme that has become a key source of revenue for the organiza... (more story)

Former UK crime agency officer ordered to pay back £1.8m over stolen Bitcoin

September 30, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

A National Crime Agency officer jailed for stealing 50 Bitcoin during a criminal investigation has been ordered to pay back £1.8 million on Wednesday. Paul Chowles stole cryptocurrency that had been seized dur... (more story)

Petroperu denies US corruption allegations after TV news report on law firm probe

September 29, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Petroperu, the Peruvian state-controlled energy company, said in a statement made in response to a TV news report that an investigation carried out by law firm Paul Hastings found no evidence of ... (more story)

Financial Services View More

US Fed finalizes changes to boost transparency of stress test requirements

September 30, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Federal Reserve finalized changes to enhance the transparency and public accountability of its stress test and reduce volatility in its stress test-related capital requirements. The two fi... (more story)

Digital euro compensation model options explored by EU Commission in talks

September 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Options for the digital euro’s compensation model — combining elements from the European Parliament and member states’ positions — were presented by the European Commission at Wednesday’s negotia... (more story)

Significant work remains to secure EU govts’ capital markets deal on Oct. 9

September 30, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Europe

EU governments are rushing to secure a deal on the Market Integration and Supervision Package when finance ministers meet in Luxembourg on Oct. 9. Significant work remains to reach a compromise, with the marke... (more story)

Trade View More

US leads global steel forum members to new agreement on excess capacity

September 30, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The members of the Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity (GFSEC) agreed to a new framework in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, during a G20 trade ministerial to crack down on excess capacity in steel, inclu... (more story)

UTLX petitions for US duty orders on Mexican railway tank cars

September 30, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: UTLX Manufacturing petitioned the US Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission to impose antidumping and antisubsidy duty orders on railway tank cars and parts thereof from Mexico.

Trade court appears mostly skeptical of USTR in forced labor tariff challenge

September 30, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

The US Court of International Trade on Wednesday appeared mostly skeptical of the Trump administration’s broad tariffs on 60 economies under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 for alleged imports of goods ma... (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

Strategic projects to get faster environmental assessments under EU countries’ plan

September 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Strategic projects would benefit from faster and simplified environmental assessments, under a position agreed by EU countries on Wednesday. The proposed rules would streamline timelines, expand ... (more story)

Insurers face increasing risks as extreme heat affects health, EU regulator says

September 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Extreme heat is the main climate-related risk facing life insurers, health insurers and pension providers, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority has said in its latest report... (more story)

Shipping methane threshold faulted as EU court backs most taxonomy rules

September 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Aviation and shipping activities can continue to be classed as sustainable under EU taxonomy rules, but the European Commission erred over one aspect of the criteria for shipping, the EU’s Genera... (more story)

Technology View More

Video games industry disputes EU stance on in-game currencies as probes opened

September 30, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Europe

After nine video-games companies came under EU consumer scrutiny over in-game currencies, industry groups said they remained at odds with authorities over how the currencies should be classified. The dispute c... (more story)

Nine gaming companies face EU scrutiny over virtual currencies

September 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Nine video game companies face coordinated EU consumer protection investigations into their use of in-game virtual currencies, the European Commission said. Authorities will examine pricing, unwa... (more story)

Pressure on platforms will grow with more litigation, Hamburg privacy chief says

September 30, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Europe

Online platforms could face growing pressure to take responsibility for content they share as recent EU rulings are tested in national courts, Thomas Fuchs, the privacy chief for the German state of Hamburg, t... (more story)