This is the new MLex platform. Existing customers should continue to use the existing MLex platform until migrated.
For any queries, please contact Customer Services or your Account Manager. Dismiss

Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation

Qualcomm-Huawei deal shows patents can bridge divided tech world

Huawei, telecom operators may see EU legal clarity on national security bans

AI buildout may call for disclosures due to long-term risks, US Fed says

AliExpress challenges €550m fine under EU Digital Services Act

Canada’s push for economic autonomy complicates merger, investment reviews

Latest News

Top News

Data Privacy and Security

October 06, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

North America

US federal wiretap claims outpace CIPA as tracking settlements top $1.4bn
Jacob Coxon attends open Council hearing on impact of AI development and risks it could create as executives from Meta, Google, OpenAI and Anthropic testify virtually and Jacob Coxon, a former Anthropic researcher and whistle blower testifies in person and Daniel Kokotajlo, executive director of the AI Futures Project and former researcher at OpenAI and Alex Turner, former researcher at Google DeepMind, testify virtually during hearing at City Hall in New York, NY on October 5, 2026.

Artificial Intelligence

October 06, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

North America

AI executives struggle to quantify catastrophic risks at NYC hearing

Artificial Intelligence

October 05, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

‘Super Intelligence Force’ will ensure US leadership, Trump says
US federal wiretap claims outpace CIPA as tracking settlements top $1.4bn
AI executives struggle to quantify catastrophic risks at NYC hearing
‘Super Intelligence Force’ will ensure US leadership, Trump says

Antitrust View More

EU ends dispute with France over EDF dominance of hydroelectric power sector

October 07, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has ended a 11-year antitrust dispute with France over the dominant position of state-owned utility Électricité de France, or EDF, in the country's hydroelectric power sec... (more story)

Coupang files another request for stay on South Korean antitrust probe

October 07, 2026 | Wooyoung Lee

Asia

Coupang has filed a request to suspend a recent on-site inspection by South Korea’s competition regulator over alleged abuse of market dominance and interference with rival businesses, escalating its legal bat... (more story)

Zalando loses EU court challenge over access to DSA fee documents

October 07, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Zalando’s challenge to the European Commission’s refusal to disclose documents underlying its Digital Services Act supervisory-fee calculations was rejected by the EU General Court Wednesday. Jud... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

EU lawmakers to present report on EU's Cloud and AI Development Act in December

October 07, 2026 | Masha Borak and Oscar Pandiello

Europe

A European Parliament committee is expected to present its joint draft report on the Cloud and AI Development Act in December, with a vote planned for mid-March, according to a provisional timetable seen by ML... (more story)

AI developers are responsible for rogue models, Dutch digital secretary Aerdts says

October 07, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: AI developers are responsible for the AI models and systems they create, the Dutch digital economy secretary said this week, answering questions about the latest hacks from Anthropic and OpenAI. ... (more story)

Hong Kong clarifies liability amid unauthorized use of self-driving technology

October 07, 2026 | Yonnex Li

Asia

Hong Kong has clarified that insurers must maintain third-party coverage for bodily injuries and deaths in accidents involving unapproved driver-assistance technology, clarifying a liability issue as the city ... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Aramark loses appeal at Scottish court over missed Entier deadline

October 07, 2026 | Jon Menon

Europe

US catering company Aramark’s bid to challenge a competition ruling, after its lawyers filed the appeal one day late, has been rejected by a Scottish court. In January, the Competition and Markets Authority or... (more story)

Unilever, McCormick receive early termination of US merger waiting period

October 07, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

North America

Unilever and McCormick have received early termination of the US premerger waiting period in connection with their proposed combination of Unilever’s foods business with McCormick, according to a Federal Trade... (more story)

Aramark appeal over missed Entier deadline is refused in Scottish ruling

October 07, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Aramark’s bid to challenge a competition ruling — after its lawyers filed the appeal one day late — has been rejected by a Scottish court. The Competition and Markets Authority had ordered Aramar... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Websites linked to NudeLeaksTeens service shut down in French-US operation

October 07, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Three websites linked to a service called NudeLeaksTeens were shut down Wednesday in a French-US operation targeting the sale of stolen intimate content, the Paris prosecutor said. A preliminary ... (more story)

Asos notifies UK privacy regulator of potential breach after app notification

October 07, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

Asos has notified the UK privacy regulator of a potential data breach, the Information Commission’s Office said on Wednesday, one day after the fashion retailer's app sent customers a message apparently writte... (more story)

EU digital simplification deal threatened by Germany's trade secrets objection

October 07, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Europe

Germany is trying to block agreement on EU governments’ negotiating position on the digital simplification package, or Digital Omnibus, over its trade secrets provisions, MLex understands. National ambassadors... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

OpenAI, Adobe clash with KeeeX over digital provenance patent

October 07, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Europe

OpenAI, Adobe and other tech groups have urged the Unified Patent Court to revoke a digital-file patent held by French startup KeeeX. Meanwhile, KeeeX has accused its opponents of infringement through content-... (more story)

Universal Music argues Cloudflare is liable for music piracy, EU court told

October 07, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Europe

Universal Music argued at the EU’s top court that Cloudflare should be held liable for copyright infringement because its content delivery services helped a piracy website make unauthorized music downloads ava... (more story)

Sanrio defeats copyright challenge over popular Kuromi character at Tokyo court

October 07, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

Sanrio, the Japanese company behind Hello Kitty, has defeated an animation studio’s bid to stop sales of merchandise featuring Kuromi, one of its most popular characters, after a Tokyo court found that the stu... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Fund wins US subpoenas amid bid to file Swiss complaint against Radiant World

October 07, 2026

Europe, North America

MLex Summary: Mariner Atlantic Multi-Strategy LLC, a US investment fund, was granted the ability to subpoena the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the Clearing House Interbank Payments System (CHIPS), accor... (more story)

Rank Group casino operators fined £5m over UK money laundering failings

October 07, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Rank Group-owned casino operators Grosvenor Casinos, Grosvenor Casinos and Gaming Group have been fined £5 million ($6.6 million) by the UK's gambling watchdog for various failures including anti... (more story)

Five ex-Barclays traders see UK appeal judges quash rate-rigging convictions

October 07, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

Five former Barclays traders jailed for rigging various key benchmark interest rates had their convictions overturned by UK appeal judges on Wednesday, almost a decade on from their trials. The Court of Appeal... (more story)

Financial Services View More

EU banks to face less frequent specific resolution submissions from 2027

October 07, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU bank-specific submissions will move from an annual to a three-year cycle from 2027 where there are no significant resolution concerns, the Single Resolution Board has said. The authority publi... (more story)

EU access to non-EU securities depositories to continue past 2027, ESMA says

October 07, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU market participants should continue to have access to non-EU securities depositories beyond Jan. 17, 2027, the European Securities and Markets Authority has said. ESMA issued the clarification... (more story)

EU anti-money laundering body consults on central supervisory database rules

October 07, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU’s anti-money laundering authority is seeking feedback on draft rules for a central database that will allow supervisors across the bloc to share and access information on companies, risks ... (more story)

Trade View More

US finds Indian chromium trioxide producers received countervailable subsidies

October 07, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Commerce Department has determined Indian producers of chromium trioxide received countervailable subsidies at rates of 29.35 percent for Vishnu Chemicals and all other producers. The depa... (more story)

US Commerce says China subsidizing imports of chemical

October 07, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: The US Commerce Department preliminarily determined that China is subsidizing imports of NCyclohexylbenzothiazole-2-Sulfenamide (CBS). Commerce also said China surged subject imports after the go... (more story)

US announces antidumping duty orders on Indian paprika

October 07, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: The US Commerce Department has issued antidumping duty and countervailing duty orders on Indian imports of oleoresin paprika, citing an August determination of sales at less than fair value. The ... (more story)

State Aid View More

Romanian compensation for solar energy investors open for views in EU

October 06, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission is seeking feedback into whether an arbitration award — ordering Romania to pay €42.2 million plus interest and costs to 10 solar-energy investors — is in line with state ... (more story)

Japan's Rapidus unveils chip ecosystem with 17 partners

October 06, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Japanese government-backed chipmaker Rapidus said Monday that it has unveiled Rapidus CORE, a global ecosystem framework to support the development and mass production of cutting-edge semiconduct... (more story)

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)

Energy View More

All states must submit climate pledges aligned to 1.5C goal, EU Commission says

October 07, 2026

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

MLex Summary: All countries need to submit their national climate pledges and align them with a pathway limiting warming to 1.5C, EU Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra said Wednesday ahead of the COP31 UN cli... (more story)

European Parliament backs reduced road charges for zero- and low-emission trucks

October 07, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Parliament has given its final backing to plans to reduce road charges for low-emission heavy-duty vehicles by up to 75 percent until June 30, 2031, and 50 percent thereafter. Lawmak... (more story)

NextEra-Dominion merger opposed by Va. Lt. Gov. Hashmi following public tours

October 06, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Virginia Lt. Governor Ghazala F. Hashmi said after reviewing presentations made to the Energy Commission of Virginia, engaging in discussions with experts and industry officials, reading analyses... (more story)

Technology View More

France's failure to implement EU media rules harms merger oversight, groups say

October 07, 2026 | Anna Ferrari

Europe

France's failure to implement new EU media merger rules has created a regulatory gap that affects deals, according to a new report by press freedom organisations. It says the new safeguards cannot yet be effec... (more story)

Telecom ministers to discuss strategy for Europe’s satellite connectivity

October 07, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Europe

EU ministers will discuss the future of Europe’s satellite and mobile network industries next week, focusing on how to support European providers while maintaining access to satellite services from outside the... (more story)

Tech companies could see EU govts agree on Kids Act safety rules by year-end

October 07, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Europe

Tech companies could see EU governments agree on the proposed Kids Act’s safety-by-design rules by year-end, as Ireland prioritizes that chapter of the negotiations, MLex has learned. The rules cover addictive... (more story)