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Financial Crime

March 03, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Businessman fights translations of messages shown to jury at US bribery trial
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DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

March 03, 2026 | Jean Comte

Europe

EU probe of Arla-DMK merger may turn on farmers’ options to sell their milk

Artificial Intelligence

March 03, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

Anthropic, US Defense fight shows staking of corporate boundaries

Antitrust View More

Apple seeks appellate rehearing in US Epic Games injunction dispute

March 03, 2026 | Alex Wilts

North America

Apple asked a US appeals court to clarify or amend an opinion in litigation brought by Epic Games finding that the company’s 27 percent commission on linked-out purchases on its App Store had a “prohibitive” effect.

EU leaders to call for further action to boost bloc's competitiveness

March 03, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU heads of states and governments are set to push for several moves to boost the bloc's competitiveness during a summit planned for March 19 and 20, according to a preparatory document obtained ... (more story)

Heineken faces possible €43m damages payout in Dutch court

March 03, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

Dutch brewer Heineken may have to pay out €43.34 million in damages after an Amsterdam court advanced a damage claim by Macedonian Thrace Brewery and quantified the possible harm resulting from an antitrust ab... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

US state Republican lawmakers urge White House not to block AI laws

March 03, 2026

North America

MLex summary: More than 50 Republican state lawmakers organized by Americans for Responsible Innovation sent a letter to President Donald Trump saying the White House should not oppose state AI laws, after the... (more story)

UK seeing lower than expected AI adoption, says senior tech ministry official

March 03, 2026 | Frank Hersey

Europe

The UK is seeing lower than expected levels of artificial intelligence adoption, a senior official at the technology ministry has said.

How AI sovereignty has eclipsed safety as UK government's prime concern

March 03, 2026 | Frank Hersey

Europe

AI safety has been overtaken by AI sovereignty as the UK government's stated primary concern for the groundbreaking technology — along with its potential to stoke economic growth. The minister for artificial i... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

B3’s CRDC acquisition declared complex by Brazil's CADE

March 03, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Latin America

The Brazilian competition authority's Superintendence has classified B3’s planned acquisition of 60 percent of CRDC as complex, a move that signals heightened scrutiny and the need for deeper fact finding befo... (more story)

Optimum CEO discusses potential divestitures for Nexstar-Tegna deal with US FCC

March 03, 2026 | Wesley Brown

North America

Optimum Communications Chairman and chief executive Dennis Matthew met with US Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr, Media Bureau Chief Erin Boone and an advisor to Commissioner Olivia trust... (more story)

Merger rules should aid scale in telecoms, banking and energy, EU leaders say

March 03, 2026 | Jean Comte

Europe

EU heads of state and governments will stress at their next summit in March that the bloc's merger rules should support consolidation, and help companies to "invest, innovate and compete at a global level," ac... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Platforms face weighing UK terror content duties following Palestine Action case

March 03, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

Online platforms in the UK face having to consider how to approach content linked to outlawed group Palestine Action as part of their annual review of online risks after a court ruled the group’s proscription ... (more story)

California privacy regulator hits Georgia high school ticket platform with $1.1m fine

March 03, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

The California Privacy Protection Agency has handed out the second-largest fine it its history, as part of a $1.1 million settlement with Georgia-based PlayOn Sports, a digital ticketing platform for high scho... (more story)

EU Commission eyes tighter harmonization in cybersecurity rules overhaul

March 03, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Europe

The European Commission intends to use the revision of the EU Cybersecurity Act, alongside its digital simplification package, to introduce harmonized rules under the bloc’s cybersecurity directive for critica... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Tech, car companies press Brussels for IP law overhaul to curb patent injunctions

March 03, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Europe

Tech and automotive groups are urging EU officials to amend its IP enforcement law to rein in patent injunctions — clashing with patent holders, who warn reforms could weaken innovation as Brussels weighs comp... (more story)

Japan's Recruit defeats fintech patent, trade secret challenge in Tokyo

March 03, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

A Tokyo District Court dismissed a damages suit against Recruit, a major human resources and consumer services conglomerate, over its “Air Cash” merchant funding service, rejecting both a business method paten... (more story)

Puma wins China appeal as court invalidates patent conflicting with Formstrip mark

March 03, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

Puma has won a key appeal after China’s top court ruled that a sneaker design patent conflicts with the German sportswear maker’s iconic Formstrip trademarks, overturning earlier decisions that had upheld the patent.

Financial Crime View More

Businessman moves to strike US reply over translations in bribery case

March 03, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Texas-based Mexican businessman Ramon Alexandro Rovirosa Martinez moved to strike a government reply to his argument over translations of messages central to his corruption case, saying the origi... (more story)

Businessman's translation argument 'untethered' from facts in bribery case, US says

March 03, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Texas-based Mexican businessman Ramon Alexandro Rovirosa Martinez's arguments regarding translations in his corruption case are argument “completely untethered” from the facts and Fifth Circuit p... (more story)

UK accountant sees Russian shadow fleet sanctions lifted

March 03, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A British accountant accused of being involved in buying vessels for Russia's shadow fleet saw the sanctions imposed on him by the UK government removed on Tuesday. The Foreign Commonwealth and D... (more story)

Financial Services View More

US Fed mulls basic changes to bank discount window, Bowman says

March 03, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

The US Federal Reserve is considering basic changes to its “underutilized” bank discount window and its inconsistent rules that create “uncertainty for borrowers,” said Michelle Bowman, the central bank’s vice... (more story)

EU leaders could push for review of bank capital rules, draft shows

March 03, 2026 | Fanny Roux and Jean Comte

Europe

EU leaders could ask the European Commission to propose "targeted amendments" to bank capital rules to enhance the banking sector's capacity to finance the European economy, according to an early draft documen... (more story)

UK pensions lobby urges withdrawal of mandation power as bill enters final stages

March 03, 2026 | Sofia Gerace

Europe

Lobby group Pensions UK has urged the government to drop a proposed power in the Pension Schemes Bill that would allow ministers to set asset allocation requirements for certain workplace pension schemes. The ... (more story)

Trade View More

Trump threatens to end all US trade with Spain over withholding of air bases

March 03, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US President Donald Trump said he's directed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to cut off all trade with Spain over the nation’s refusal to allow the US access to its air bases for strikes on Iran... (more story)

US Commerce to issue antidumping, countervailing duty orders for Indian torsion springs

March 03, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Commerce Department will issue antidumping duty and countervailing duty orders for Indian imports of overhead door counterbalance torsion springs following a final determination by the US ... (more story)

US Commerce clears German cut-to-length plate importers in dumping probe

March 03, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Certain German imports of carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate were not sold at less than fair value in the US, the US Commerce Department said in the final results of an administrative review.

State Aid View More

Revised EU state aid rules on guarantees now open for views

March 03, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: National authorities in the EU, as well as banks and businesses, can now file comments on the revision of the Guarantee Notice, which describes how the European Commission assesses state guarante... (more story)

Award to renewable energy investor ACF now open for feedback in EU

March 03, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A 2024 arbitration award ordering Bulgaria to compensate Maltese investor ACF Renewable Energy, and currently under in-depth EU scrutiny over possible illegal state aid, is now open for feedback.... (more story)

Japan state-backed chipmaker Rapidus names 32 private-sector investors

March 02, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Rapidus, Japan's state-backed startup that aims to begin next year mass production of highly advanced 2-nanometer chips in the northern island of Hokkaido, on Friday disclosed the list of private... (more story)

Energy View More

Iran crisis reveals EU's continued energy imports vulnerability

March 02, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe, Middle East, North America

Oil and gas prices have surged since the US and Israeli attacks on Iran. While well below levels reached during the 2022 Ukraine crisis, prices are expected to continue climbing. Europe's concern is not to see... (more story)

EU, Switzerland sign broad agreement package to deepen bilateral ties

March 02, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission and Switzerland on Monday signed a broad package of agreements to ease cross-border supply. A common food-safety area will cover all parts in the food chain. Switzerland w... (more story)

AI developers, energy companies asked what data would power AI for UK energy

March 02, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: AI developers and energy companies are being consulted by the UK government on what datasets would be needed to enable artificial intelligence applications for improving energy security and effic... (more story)

Technology View More

UK elections bill set to be next vehicle for AI, online safety law attempts

March 03, 2026 | Frank Hersey

Europe

UK lawmakers said they will bring amendments to a piece of legislation on democratic safeguards to address gaps they see in artificial intelligence and online safety regulation. They want to bring greater prot... (more story)

UN's child digital rights guidance is influential but uptake uneven, study says

March 03, 2026

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

MLex Summary: Brazil, Ireland, the Netherlands, Indonesia and Australia are among countries that have translated United Nations guidance on children’s rights in the digital age into binding rules, but adoption... (more story)

Google, Epic preparing new request to modify US Play Store injunction

March 03, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Google and Epic Games have withdrawn a previously proposed modification to an injunction issued in federal antitrust litigation over Google's Play Store, according to a joint submission filed in ... (more story)