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Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation

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

Xi calls for US-China AI cooperation, human control over technology

US states 'implore' Congress to take immediate action on AI safety

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A boy looking at social media applications on a smartphone.

Data Privacy and Security, Technology

September 28, 2026 | Xu Yuan

North America

TikTok's Alabama settlement shows social media industry openness to change
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei.

Artificial Intelligence

September 28, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

Anthropic finding by US court expands risk considerations for contractors
Smart glasses from Oakley Meta and Ray-Ban Meta

Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Security

September 28, 2026 | Imogen Howse

Europe

Expanding AI smart glasses market set to test UK privacy law
TikTok's Alabama settlement shows social media industry openness to change
Anthropic finding by US court expands risk considerations for contractors
Expanding AI smart glasses market set to test UK privacy law

Antitrust View More

CSL Behring dispute will see EU court define lobbying's antitrust limits

September 29, 2026 | Anna Ferrari and Lewis Crofts

Europe

Coordinated lobbying by rival companies through a trade association will test the limits of the EU’s cartel rules after Romania's highest court asked the EU’s top judges to clarify when collective advocacy may... (more story)

Greek coastal shipping sector inquiry ends with proposals to boost competition

September 29, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Greece's coastal shipping sector is highly concentrated, with high costs, limited access to financing and a shortage of suitable vessels hindering entry and expansion, the Hellenic Competition Co... (more story)

Tesla faces China dominance-abuse lawsuit over EV repair-software access

September 29, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

Tesla is facing a Chinese antitrust lawsuit accusing the US electric-vehicle maker of abusing its market dominance by restricting independent repairers’ access to software needed to service and repair its vehi... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Make frontier AI testing mandatory, urge 28 nations led by Finland, Norway

September 29, 2026

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

MLex Summary: Companies should face mandatory pre-deployment testing and independent evaluation of frontier AI models among a series of safety protocols to manage the risks related to frontier technologies, Fi... (more story)

OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra carried out unsanctioned attacks in UK tests, AISI says

September 29, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra carried out unsanctioned attacks more frequently than earlier models in cybersecurity tests, the UK AI Security Institute said in its testing report, issued on Monday. GPT-6 ... (more story)

Personalized AI-driven ads pose next privacy challenge, Hamburg regulator says

September 29, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Europe

AI-driven ads tailored to chatbot conversations will pose a major challenge for European privacy regulators, Hamburg Data Protection Commissioner Thomas Fuchs told MLex in an interview. He also warned that Met... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Co-op's plan to divest stores may address concerns over Southern, UK’s CMA says

September 29, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A proposal from Co-op Group to divest 15 convenience stores and two funeral homes may address competition concerns over its acquisition of Southern Co-op, the UK antitrust regulator said. The Com... (more story)

Jenzabar sees no big UK merger control issues over possible bid for Tribal

September 29, 2026 | Jon Menon

Europe

Jenzabar, a US higher education software company, said that its potential offer for Britain’s Tribal Group wouldn’t raise serious merger control concerns. The company has said it may make a rival bid for Triba... (more story)

Stemlab’s Cordvida deal attracts in-depth probe in Portugal

September 29, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Biotechnology company Stemlab's planned acquisition of exclusive control over Cordvida Portugal and its unit Stamcriovitae will come under a full probe, Portugal's competition authority said on M... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

China tightens security rules for meteorological data, outbound transfers

September 29, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China’s Meteorological Administration unveiled rules Tuesday requiring data-security safeguards throughout the supply, circulation and use of meteorological data. The Measures for the Management ... (more story)

Meta urges South Korea to turn individual privacy reviews into industry-wide guidance

September 29, 2026 | Jenny Lee

Asia

Meta Platforms has called on South Korea's privacy regulator to publish the findings of its pre-launch privacy reviews as guidance that other businesses can rely on, saying otherwise the process gives one comp... (more story)

Japan's Secoma warns of data leak affecting 570,000 accounts

September 29, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Secoma Company, a Hokkaido-based company in northern Japan that operates the Seicomart convenience-store chain, said Tuesday that personal information, including names, phone numbers and email ad... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Anthropic's US book case spills into Japan's publishing trade

September 29, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia, North America

Japanese publishers are asking whether their agreements with one of the wholesalers at the center of Japan’s book trade allowed it to supply books to Anthropic, after US court records listed the company in the... (more story)

US Senate passes Protect College Sports Act with antitrust exemption

September 29, 2026 | Alex Wilts, Khushita Vasant and Nick Robertson

North America

The US Senate, in a 77-22 vote, passed legislation Monday to overhaul college sports, including provisions that clarify how student athletes can monetize their name, image and likeness (NIL), as well as an exe... (more story)

Canada uses global IP system to commercialize inventions abroad, CIPO chief says

September 28, 2026 | Steve Scherer

North America

Canada’s use of global patent and trademark systems helps domestic inventions reach foreign markets, where much commercialization occurs, said Canadian Intellectual Property Office chief Konstantinos Georgaras... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

UK police arrest 17, FCA targets firms in operation against organized crime group

September 29, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Seventeen people have arrested by London police as part of a joint operation with the UK financial regulator and tax authorities into an organized crime group. More than 800 officers took part in... (more story)

Celsius Network founder Mashinsky, US SEC reach deal in principle to settle suit

September 28, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Securities and Exchange Commission and Celsius Network founder Alexander Mashinsky have reached an "agreement in principle" to resolve the SEC's lawsuit alleging that he and the cryptocurr... (more story)

Tether a 'critical tool' for Iranian shadow banking, US Senate report finds

September 28, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Tether’s role in Iranian shadow banking is "unprecedented and pervasive," providing what appears to be a "primary and preferred cryptocurrency" for Iran to prop up the government and sustain its ... (more story)

Financial Services View More

US Fed’s Cook defers to elected officials on AI financial-sector regulation

September 28, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

US elected officials have the responsibility to decide on appropriate use of artificial intelligence in the financial sector, Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said. The Fed’s only role with AI should be as a... (more story)

MFS founder Raja blames Barclays for collapse in UK defense claim

September 28, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

Paresh Raja, the founder of mortgage broker Market Financial Solutions, has blamed Barclays for the collapse of the company with debts of more than £1 billion, adding that he wasn’t responsible for fraud there... (more story)

EU lawmakers’ banking competitiveness stance set for vote on Nov. 10

September 28, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Europe

EU lawmakers are preparing a non-binding position on banking competitiveness following the publication of the European Commission’s report on the matter in July. The European Parliament’s Economic Affairs Comm... (more story)

Trade View More

US, Mexico agree to remediation in labor rights case

September 28, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US and Mexico reached an agreement over a labor dispute at a Mexican facility under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Rapid Response Labor Mechanism. Both countries agreed to remediat... (more story)

USITC opens injury case against Chinese wooden fence pickets

September 28, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

MLex Summary: The US International Trade Commission opened an injury investigation into allegedly dumped and subsidized wooden fence pickets from China.

Impact of EU's new steel regulation put out for feedback

September 28, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission on Monday launched a consultation to assess the early impact of the EU’s new steel regulation after its first quarter of application. The regulation, which introduced tari... (more story)

State Aid View More

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)

EU foreign subsidies rules to get technical amendments in Q1 2027, document shows

September 24, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU's framework to probe and counter market distortions caused by foreign subsidies is due to be amended by the European Commission in the first quarter of 2027, the readout of a meeting with ... (more story)

Energy View More

Austria pushing for more leeway in EU carbon market revision, policy note shows

September 28, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

Austria, which has called for more flexibility in the EU's decarbonization plans with four other countries, wants certain industries to continue to get free permits to cover their carbon emissions beyond a pro... (more story)

EU countries told to include decarbonized gas market rules within two months

September 25, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: All EU countries except Italy, which has already done so, must include the bloc's rules on the hydrogen and decarbonized gas market in their national laws within two months or face possible disci... (more story)

Most EU states must implement electricity market design rules, watchdog says

September 25, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A total of 18 EU member states — including Belgium, Poland and Spain — must still write the new EU electricity market design rules on free choice of supplier and right to energy sharing into thei... (more story)

Technology View More

TikTok settlement with Alabama ties child safeguards to deals with other states

September 28, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

TikTok will have to implement the most stringent provisions of its settlement with Alabama only if more attorneys general enter into similar settlements with the platform and other social media companies.

Avoid UK under-16 social media ban by changing unsafe features, minister advises platforms

September 28, 2026 | Imogen Howse

Europe

Tech platforms facing restrictions under the UK's incoming social media ban for under-16s could be removed from a list of affected services if they change features that are deemed unsafe, culture minister Lisa... (more story)

China convicts two network executives, uncovers trade in 40m personal records

September 28, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China’s public-security authority has highlighted three cases showing how police are pursuing network operators that ignore security obligations and groups that trade in personal data under its “Clean Net 2026... (more story)