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Financial Crime

September 15, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Georgia businessman guilty in US bribery trial over Honduran police uniforms
A power station belching smoke

Energy

September 12, 2025 | Eleonora Rinaldi

Europe

Denmark pushing to set EU states' 2040 climate stance without referral to leaders

Antitrust View More

Financial sector queried on Apple’s contactless payment Brazilian inquiry

September 15, 2025 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Latin America

The Brazilian competition authority sent questionnaires to more than 20 financial institutions and industry associations as part of its investigation into Apple’s alleged abuse of dominance in the market for c... (more story)

Slaughter argues US Supreme Court should follow lower courts in dropping stay

September 15, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: Lawyers for US Federal Trade Commission member Rebecca Slaughter told the US Supreme Court that it should follow the lead of federal district and appeals courts in denying a stay of a district co... (more story)

Three directors resign from Sevita board in response to US FTC action

September 15, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: The US Federal Trade Commission announced that three individuals have resigned from their positions on the board of directors of Sevita Health in response to the agency’s enforcement of the Clayt... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

ITI, TechUK call for deeper bilateral tech pact ahead of Trump visit

September 15, 2025

Europe, North America

MLex Summary: US and UK technology trade associations, ITI and TechUK, call on the US and UK governments to go “further and faster in delivering on an ambitious and comprehensive Technology Pact,” in a joint s... (more story)

EU Commission preparing to launch genAI code of practice process in November

September 15, 2025 | Luca Bertuzzi

Europe

The European Commission is planning to roll out a code of practice process for generative artificial intelligence in early November, a planning document seen by MLex shows. The commission has given member stat... (more story)

Exploit AI, digitalization in research and technology strategy, EU says

September 15, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU aims to enhance the prospects of digitalization and artificial intelligence in research, the European Commission said on Monday in a strategy for a stronger European research and technolog... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Salmon farmer Mowi's Nova Sea deal regulatory decision due by Oct 17

September 15, 2025 | Anna Ferrari

Europe

Norwegian seafood company Mowi can expect a regulatory decision on its plan to buy a controlling stake in salmon farmer Nova Sea by Oct. 17, the European Commission says. The Bergen-based company, the world’s ... (more story)

Nvidia faces further China probe over antitrust, Mellanox acquisition issues

September 15, 2025

Asia

MLex Summary: Nvidia has been found by China's State Administration for Market Regulation, or SAMR, to have violated the country's Antimonopoly Law and conditions attached to its acquisition of Mellanox in a p... (more story)

Luxair doubles down on legal challenge against Lufthansa-ITA deal

September 15, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Luxembourgish airline Luxair is challenging in front of the EU's lower General Court the European Commission's decision approving EasyJet as remedy taker for short-haul flights following the Luft... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

California passes social media bills as legislature wraps

September 15, 2025 | Xu Yuan

North America

Two California bills aimed at enhancing online protection for children have passed the state legislature as the current session comes to an end and are heading to the governor for approval.

EU cookie rules debated in Commission’s first reality check focus group session

September 15, 2025 | Júlia Tar and Matthew Newman

Europe

Online advertising companies, publishers, tech firms on Monday heard the European Commission's ideas for revamping the EU's rules on online cookies and when consumers should be asked for consent to use their p... (more story)

Chegg to pay $7.5m to settle US FTC allegations concerning cancellation practices

September 15, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: Chegg agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle US Federal Trade Commission allegations that the education technology provider made it extremely difficult for consumers to cancel recurring subscriptio... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

AI unsettles global IP rules, while cross-border collaboration tests pharma-patent control

September 15, 2025 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia, Europe, North America

Artificial intelligence is reshaping intellectual property law in patenting and trade secrets, exposing gaps across jurisdictions and adding pressure on innovation policy, according to discussions at an intern... (more story)

UK surgeon fails in claim for patent as blood monitor inventor

September 12, 2025 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

A UK surgeon has lost a claim that he is entitled to the patent for a blood-flow monitoring device. The Intellectual Property Office found that Ali Kordzadeh’s initial proposal and subsequent contributions to ... (more story)

Japan launches debate on AI Basic Plan under new AI Act

September 12, 2025 | Sachiko Sakamaki

Asia

Japanese cabinet ministers, led by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, held the first meeting of the Artificial Intelligence Strategy Headquarters on Friday to discuss a draft basic plan under the recently implemen... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Businessman convicted in US of bribing Honduran officials to supply police uniforms

September 15, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: A federal jury in Miami, Florida, convicted a US businessman for his role in a nearly five-year scheme to bribe Honduran government officials and to launder money to secure business for a Georgia... (more story)

Mexican businessman says co-defendant is ‘main character’ in US bribery case

September 15, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: In a filing, Mexican national Ramon Alexandro Rovirosa Martinez argued that the “main character” of his corruption case is his co-defendant, fugitive businessman Mario Alberto Avila Lizarraga. Th... (more story)

Georgia businessman paid bribes, US says, as defense points to lack of intent

September 12, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

A Georgia businessman bribed Honduran officials to win business and to get paid on government contracts, prosecutors said Friday in their closing argument of his corruption trial, while the defense said he had... (more story)

Financial Services View More

European Banking Authority must appoint new chair by Jan. 31

September 15, 2025 | Fanny Roux

Europe

The European Banking Authority has said it has initiated the appointment process to select a new chair, following José Manuel Campa's surprise announcement of his resignation for family reasons. The new chair ... (more story)

Recommendation on EU savings accounts drafted by EU Commission

September 15, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has outlined a set of features for EU countries to adopt when establishing frameworks for Savings and Investment Accounts, in a draft recommendation seen by MLex. The comm... (more story)

Spanish companies withdraw EU challenges to Banco Popular resolution

September 15, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Spanish companies Helibética, Hola, Policlínico Centro Médico de Seguros and Medicina Asturiana have withdrawn their legal challenges against EU decisions on the 2017 resolution of Banco Popular.... (more story)

Trade View More

US trade court sides with Commerce on collapsing antidumping duty rates

September 15, 2025 | Zack Budryk

North America

The US Court of International Trade on Monday sustained the Commerce Department's method of calculating rates under an antidumping order on Italian imports of mechanical tubing.

Commerce remand on Chinese wood flooring order correct, US trade court rules

September 15, 2025 | Bradley Dress

North America

The US Court of International Trade on Monday sustained a third remand from the Commerce Department on multilayered wood flooring from China, backing the latest revision of an antidumping review order.

Chinese overhead door springs injure domestic producers, USTIC says

September 15, 2025 | Bradley Dress

Asia, North America

The US International Trade Commission on Monday voted unanimously to determine a domestic industry is injured by dumped and subsidized imports of overhead door counterbalance torsion springs from China. 

State Aid View More

Slovenian aid to Lekarna Ljubljana comes under in-depth probe in EU

September 11, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has started a full investigation into whether Slovenia’s transfer of assets from the municipality of Ljubljana to pharmacy chain Lekarna Ljubljana complied with EU state a... (more story)

Austria overturns Hungarian aid for Paks II reactors at top EU court

September 11, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Austria has won its legal challenge to Hungary's investment aid for the construction of two new nuclear reactors at the Paks II power station. In a judgment delivered on Thursday morning, the EU'... (more story)

EU Commission head takes stock of first months of new term

September 10, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Steps have been taken to simplify rules, cut red tape and to back European leadership in Artificial Intelligence and clean tech, President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday in her first stat... (more story)

Energy View More

EU's 2040 climate plan should be competitiveness-friendly, industry group says

September 15, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU’s proposed 2040 climate goal will be unrealistic without “enabling conditions” to secure industry competitiveness, including urgent demand-side measures to stimulate markets for circular, ... (more story)

EU members suggest more flexible ban on Russian gas contracts in leaked draft

September 15, 2025 | Eleonora Rinaldi

Europe

EU member states introduced more flexibility to the EU’s plan to ban Russian oil and gas contracts, according to a leaked draft dated Sept. 12 and seen by MLex. The January 2026 deadline for new short-term sup... (more story)

EU set to present ‘statement of intent’ for 2035 climate plan

September 15, 2025 | Eleonora Rinaldi

Europe

EU member states will submit a “statement of intent” at next week's UN General Assembly — rather than a fully fledged climate plan — according to a leaked communication dated Sept. 15 and seen by MLex. The ind... (more story)

Technology View More

Use of VPNs draws scrutiny as UK lawmakers question Online Safety Act circumvention

September 15, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

Use of Virtual Private Networks came under scrutiny in the UK on Monday as peers in the House of Lords, the UK's unelected upper chamber, questioned whether the technology is undermining child-safety rules in ... (more story)

UK regulator seeks views on plans for greater media literacy requirements

September 15, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

Online platforms, broadcasters, and streaming services should provide clearer user choices, strengthen parental controls and offer more transparency around recommender systems, also known as algorithms, the UK... (more story)

Broadcasters face stricter rules on election coverage under new Irish guidelines

September 15, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Broadcasters in Ireland will be required to apply heightened editorial caution when covering the presidential election, under new guidelines published by Ireland's media regulator, Coimisiún na M... (more story)