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Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation

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

US Third Circuit puts competition at center of ROSS AI training ruling

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Financial Crime, Financial Services

October 05, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Virtual-currency reporting rules withdrawn by US FinCEN

Artificial Intelligence

October 05, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

‘Super Intelligence Force’ will ensure US leadership, Trump says

Trade

October 05, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

Europe

France, Germany call for new EU trade tool to counter market distortions
Virtual-currency reporting rules withdrawn by US FinCEN
‘Super Intelligence Force’ will ensure US leadership, Trump says
France, Germany call for new EU trade tool to counter market distortions

Antitrust View More

Milk producers face US antitrust claims from consumers

October 06, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Consumers of dairy products filed US price-fixing claims against the National Milk Producers Federation and dairy companies. According to the complaint, the federation facilitates a cartel of dai... (more story)

USDA, DOJ expand partnership to protect competition in agricultural inputs

October 06, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Department of Justice and Department of Agriculture have reaffirmed and expanded their partnership to protect competition in agricultural inputs through a memorandum of understanding. As p... (more story)

NCAA moves to dismiss US antitrust case over eligibility rule

October 06, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The National Collegiate Athletic Association moved to dismiss a US antitrust challenge to its new implementation of its aged-based eligibility rule. It argued that the US District of Colorado lac... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Shakeup of UK rules for AI in healthcare puts stress on device evolution

October 06, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

Draft UK guidance on managing changes to AI-enabled medical devices is due by December, and a consultation on classifying them is planned by spring 2027, the government said Tuesday. The measures form part of ... (more story)

Microsoft, Council of Europe to cooperate on AI and human rights

October 06, 2026

Europe

Mlex Summary: Microsoft has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Council of Europe, pledging to cooperate on technological challenges such as AI and promote human rights, democracy and the rule of law... (more story)

National social media bans should proceed during EU Kids Act talks, govts say

October 06, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Europe

National social media restrictions should be allowed to proceed while the Kids Act is negotiated, several EU governments told the European Commission on Tuesday, MLex has learned. During a call organized by th... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Canada’s Competition Bureau pleased Nortera-B&G Foods merger abandoned

October 06, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Canada’s Competition Bureau issued a statement saying it is pleased Nortera Foods' acquisition of B&G Foods Canada's Green Giant and Le Sieur businesses will no go forward after its investigation... (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)

Vanderlande’s takeover of Siemens Logistics gets Portuguese green light

October 06, 2026 | Anna Lauwereys

Europe

Vanderlande’s takeover of Siemens Logistics secured approval by the Portuguese competition authority. According to a website update on Tuesday, the regulator cleared the €300 million deal on Sept. 15, after th... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

HSBC, StanChart kept Huawei as client after it denied Iran reports, US jury told

October 06, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Africa, Asia, North America

Two of Huawei Technologies' largest international banks kept the company on as a client after it denied media reports linking the Chinese telecommunications equipment giant to sales of surveillance equipment i... (more story)

Meta tells UK court Ofcom failed to follow its rules on information demands

October 06, 2026 | Imogen Howse

Europe

Meta Platforms says UK communications regulator Ofcom failed to follow its own rules for assessing whether information demands under the Online Safety Act are proportionate. The claims came during a three-day ... (more story)

Plaintiffs seek final approval to settle US privacy case with Google, Flo Health

October 06, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Plaintiffs filed a reply in support of a US federal judge granting final approval to their $56 million settlement with Google and Flo Health to resolve US privacy allegations against the companie... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

EU moves to speed up standards, tighten control over strategic tech

October 06, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Europe

A proposed overhaul of the EU standardization system has been unveiled, aimed at speeding development and strengthening control over strategic technologies. The European Commission could restrict foreign parti... (more story)

Tesla's win in UK trademark row stands after challenger Parabolica is dissolved

October 06, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

Europe

The dissolution of Parabolica Ltd. led a UK appellate tribunal to dismiss its challenge to findings that its “TESLA” application was filed in bad faith. The ruling leaves Tesla Inc.’s earlier victory intact bu... (more story)

Squires eyes return of US PTAB merits decisions as White House reviews IPR rule

October 05, 2026 | Nick Robertson

North America

US Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires expects to announce "in the coming weeks" a plan to return merits-based institution decisions to Patent Trial and Appeal Board judges, he told MLex, as a se... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Former TD Bank employee pleads guilty to accepting bribes, laundering money

October 06, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Gerardo Aquino has pleaded guilty to accepting bribes and laundering more than $4.8 million to Colombia while employed by TD Bank, the US Department of Justice announced. According to court filin... (more story)

Balt employee seeks to quash subpoena from former exec in US bribery case

October 06, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: A Balt employee identified only as "John Doe" filed a motion to quash a subpoena from former executive David Ferrera seeking testimony in his corruption case. John Doe said he would invoke the Fi... (more story)

US Treasury removes 125 more entries from sanctions list in modernization effort

October 05, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took another major action in its sanctions-modernization effort, removing from OFAC’s sanctions lists 125 individuals and enti... (more story)

Financial Services View More

US CFTC proposes rulemaking on crypto asset transactions, markets

October 05, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission published proposed rulemaking to establish a comprehensive regulatory framework comprised of “fit-for-purpose rules” and retail commodity transactions ... (more story)

FinCEN withdraws proposed rules on virtual currency reporting requirements

October 05, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is withdrawing proposed rules that would have imposed certain regulatory requirements on financial institutions related ... (more story)

EU countries inch closer to centralized market supervision deal, draft shows

October 05, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Europe

Significant market infrastructures such as trading venues, clearinghouses and central securities depositories would be supervised by the EU watchdog, as well as significant crypto-asset services providers, und... (more story)

Trade View More

Resistance among CPTPP countries stalls digital trade deal with EU

October 06, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

Asia, Latin America, North America, Oceania

The European Commission’s plans to work toward a digital trade agreement with the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership have encountered resistance from some members of the trad... (more story)

EU leaders to call for unrestricted energy trade between partners, draft shows

October 06, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU leaders are set to call for unrestricted trade in energy and energy products between partner countries following a discussion on energy and fuel prices, draft conclusions for their Oct. 15-16 ... (more story)

Only smaller EU battery, packaging producers to get simpler rules, lawmakers say

October 06, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Large EU-based companies placing batteries, packaging, textiles, footwear, electronics and single-use plastics on the market would still need to appoint an authorized representative for "extended... (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

EU methane import reporting delay to be one-time only, Commissioner says

October 06, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

A proposed one-year postponement of EU methane import reporting requirements will be a one-time delay, Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen told EU lawmakers Tuesday. A "big majority" of member states have raised... (more story)

Big emitters need 'all efforts' to peg warming at 1.5C, EU climate draft says

October 06, 2026 | Louis de Briant

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

Major emitters are urged to adopt the "highest possible ambition" to bring temperatures back below a 1.5C  warming threshold, according to draft conclusions for an EU environment ministers' meeting on Oct. 12.... (more story)

Taskforce to be created to bundle EU energy demand, Von der Leyen says

October 06, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A new taskforce will be created to bundle EU energy demand, with a market operator tasked with carrying out joint procurement, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told the European... (more story)

Technology View More

X tells UK court Ofcom’s data demands impose excessive costs and workload

October 06, 2026 | Imogen Howse

Europe

X has argued that UK communications regulator Ofcom’s information demands under the Online Safety Act impose a disproportionate burden requiring months of work and millions of pounds in costs, a London court h... (more story)

Suno under Italian consumer probe over terms of AI music service

October 06, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: AI music platform Suno is subject to an Italian consumer protection investigation over suspected unfair terms of service. The Italian competition authority is examining provisions that "may creat... (more story)

EU should hold intermediaries liable for deepfake porn, study says

October 06, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Existing EU rules, including the GDPR, the Digital Services Act and the AI Act, are insufficient to curb the spread of deepfake pornography, according to a new study that found 50 European Parlia... (more story)