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Antitrust, Technology

March 19, 2026 | Chris May

North America

'Old’ Live Nation antitrust trial docs from states probed by US judge

Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Property

March 18, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

US appeals court considers link between stripping, copying in AI training

Antitrust

March 17, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Latin America

Apple to outline near-field communication fees, access restrictions in Brazil

Antitrust View More

EU’s top court requests targeted amendments to rules of procedures

March 19, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU Court of Justice has requested amendments to its internal rules, most significantly, to allow the institution to deliver a ruling even after the participating judges have left the court. T... (more story)

China's Zhejiang regulator flags algorithm collusion, pricing risks for platforms

March 19, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

The market regulator in China’s Zhejiang province has warned platform companies about antitrust risks linked to data, algorithms and pricing, as authorities step up preventive compliance efforts in the digital... (more story)

China prosecutors roll back county LPG consolidation, highlighting role in antitrust cases

March 19, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China’s prosecutors have pushed back against a county-level gas-market consolidation that left a single supplier dominating the local market, in a case involving multiple types of anticompetitive conduct. The ... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Hong Kong reviews cybercrime rules as AI offenses, deepfakes rise

March 19, 2026 | Yonnex Li

Asia

Hong Kong’s Law Reform Commission is examining whether existing laws adequately address crimes involving the use of artificial intelligence, amid growing global scrutiny over deepfake pornography and misinform... (more story)

Hong Kong advances autonomous-vehicle rollout with six pilot projects

March 19, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Hong Kong has issued six pilot licenses covering 62 autonomous vehicles operating in locations including North Lantau, West Kowloon and Kai Tak, as the government accelerates commercial deploymen... (more story)

Colorado AI Act would be transformed by working group's proposed changes

March 18, 2026 | Amy Miller

North America

Colorado’s artificial intelligence law could be scaled back under a proposal released by a task force made up of consumer advocates and technology groups, which is setting off renewed public debate on how to r... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

California AG sues to block Nexstar-Tegna broadcasting deal

March 19, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: California Attorney General Rob Bonta, alongside a coalition of eight attorneys general, filed a lawsuit to block Nexstar Media Group's acquisition of Tegna. If allowed to proceed, the deal would... (more story)

Hino-Mitsubishi Fuso clearance will test Japan's post-merger monitoring framework

March 19, 2026 | Sachiko Sakamaki

Asia

Japan’s conditional clearance of the planned merger between Daimler’s Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus and Toyota’s Hino Motors marks one of the most complex remedy packages in recent merger control, relying pred... (more story)

Paramount, WBD deal could see EU analyze creators' options, Ribera says

March 19, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

The combination of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery could see EU regulators asking questions about the impact on creatives and their options to sell work such as scripts, according to Teresa Riber... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

GDPR access requests can be refused only when abuse is demonstrated, EU judges say

March 19, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Companies may refuse data access requests under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation only when they can demonstrate abusive intent, the bloc’s top court ruled, largely endorsing an opinion... (more story)

Medibank's Deloitte data-breach report was for legal advice, Australian court hears

March 19, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

Oceania

A Deloitte report commissioned after Medibank Private’s 2022 data breach was primarily intended to enable the health insurer’s lawyers to provide legal advice, an Australian court hearing an appeal was told. A... (more story)

US judge sets evidentiary boundaries ahead of federal youth social media harm trial

March 19, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

North America

A US federal judge has signaled she will deny most efforts by a Kentucky school district and major social media companies to limit what evidence a jury can hear in a closely watched trial over whether platform... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Japan court rejects customer data trade secret claims over ex-employees joining rival

March 19, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

A Tokyo court rejected a real estate firm’s claim that former employees misappropriated customer data to fuel a rival business, holding that overlapping deals and employee departures weren’t enough to prove tr... (more story)

Trade agreements settle Peru–Chile geographical-indication dispute over Pisco in India

March 19, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

Free trade agreements prove global recognition of the alcoholic beverage Pisco from both Peru and Chile, an Indian court said. In rejecting Peru’s exclusivity claim, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday mandated ... (more story)

UK government seeks more evidence before any changes to copyright for AI

March 18, 2026 | Frank Hersey

Europe

The UK government has dropped its previously-stated preference on proposals to change copyright law in favor of AI developers but has not ruled out change overall. It seeks to ensure the whole economy benefits... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Businessman charged in US with offering bribes to Pemex official

March 18, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

A Texas-based businessman was charged with offering “a substantial amount in bribes” to an official of Mexico’s state-owned energy company to help an equipment company obtain a $540 million supply contract. He... (more story)

US OFAC issues license authorizing broad business with PdVSA

March 18, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control has issued a general license authorizing certain transactions involving Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PdVSA). The types of business with... (more story)

US anti-money laundering shift under Trump more style than substance, Fitch says

March 18, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Changes in US anti-money laundering regulation and enforcement during President Donald Trump’s second term have thus far been a modest shift in emphasis and tools rather than a relaxation of core expectations,... (more story)

Financial Services View More

UK financial ombudsman chair defends independence amid lawmaker concerns

March 18, 2026 | Sofia Gerace

Europe

The UK's Financial Ombudsman Service can continue to operate independently even if the government takes over responsibility for appointing senior figures at the organization, the interim chair of the body whic... (more story)

FCA feared that money prevailed over morality at Odey’s hedge fund, UK court hears

March 18, 2026 | Sofia Gerace

Europe

A senior official at the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority was concerned from the outset of 2020 inquiries into Odey Asset Management that the firm was allowing financial considerations to outweigh ethical stan... (more story)

Consumer products firm chief, consultant plead guilty in US to falsifying books

March 18, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Christopher Ferguson, chairman and chief executive of Edison Nation, and Brian McFadden, a consultant, pleaded guilty to falsification of books, records, and accounts for causing the submission o... (more story)

Trade View More

China, South Korea agree to advance FTA talks, strengthen supply-chain cooperation

March 19, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China’s Commerce Minister Wang Wentao met South Korea’s Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy, Kim Jung-kwan, in Beijing on Wednesday, the Ministry of Commerce said in a statement on Thursday. T... (more story)

Truck accessory manufacturer argues for anti-dumping duties before USITC

March 18, 2026 | Zack Budryk

North America

Representatives of manufacturer RealTruck Inc. argued before the US International Trade Commission Wednesday in favor of antidumping and countervailing duties on truck bed covers imported from China.

US faces significant supply chain risk with quantum tech, report says

March 18, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

The US faces a growing supply chain risk as quantum technology is set to emerge as a major industry in the future, a new report warned. 

State Aid View More

Japan bill tightens rules for idle patents in AI, quantum fields

March 18, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

Japan has proposed a bill to strengthen support for artificial intelligence, quantum and other strategically important technologies, while tightening the treatment of patents and other intellectual property ge... (more story)

Zenobē Energy faults UK regulator's explanation of changes to lawsuit defense

March 17, 2026 | Simon Zekaria

Europe

Zenobē Energy told a UK tribunal hearing on Tuesday that the UK regulator of gas and electricity markets hasn't adequately explained changes it made to its defense against the company's suit alleging an unlawf... (more story)

Saurí appointed head of strategic coordination in EU’s DG Comp

March 17, 2026 | Jean Comte

Europe

Lluís Saurí Romero has been appointed head of unit for Strategic Coordination in DG Comp, the European Commission's directorate general for competition policy. Saurí replaces Astrid Cousin, who has moved to th... (more story)

Energy View More

EU's car emissions standards face pushback from five EU countries

March 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU's CO2 emissions standards for cars should be revised to ensure technological neutrality and protect industrial competitiveness, five EU countries said in a joint document. Czechia, Hungary... (more story)

Emissions Trading System faces calls for review from around the EU

March 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Heads of state from 10 EU member countries have said the pathway set by the EU Emissions Trading System is "too steep and overly ambitious," in a joint letter to the presidents of the EU Council ... (more story)

German government adopts package to tackle excessive fuel prices

March 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Competition in the fuels market will be strengthened, under a draft package adopted by the Cabinet, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy said this week. The draft foresees three m... (more story)

Technology View More

Social media addiction suits pique US Senate Commerce Committee’s interest

March 18, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

Members of the US Senate Commerce Committee used a majority of a hearing on Wednesday questioning how Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act has impacted lawsuits alleging addictive harms brought agains... (more story)

Jury in Calif. social media trial asks about Instagram features, YouTube data

March 18, 2026 | Xu Yuan

North America

The jury in the trial over the role of Instagram and YouTube in the deterioration of the mental health of a 20-year-old plaintiff have asked a series of questions concerning Instagram’s features, YouTube’s dat... (more story)

Online platforms must improve CSAM protections, UK online safety regulator says

March 18, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

Mainstream social media, search engine and pornography platforms must strengthen protections against child sexual abuse material or face enforcement action, a senior Ofcom official warned, as new regulator-com... (more story)