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

Top News

Five workers in professional attire sitting around a table that has glasses of water on it, with diagrams and charts on the wall, and, directly above the table, large black letters spelling out "AI" with a small black circle in between the letters.

Artificial Intelligence

July 15, 2026 | Amy Miller

North America

Calif. advances broad workplace AI bills despite business opposition
US Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh

Artificial Intelligence, Financial Crime, Financial Services

July 15, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

US Fed's Warsh says most instant concern is cyber attack from foreign actor
A mobile phone with the Google logo next to Epic Games' logo.

Antitrust, Technology

July 15, 2026 | Alex Wilts

North America

Google, Epic Games abandon effort to modify US Play Store injunction

Antitrust View More

China court dismisses cartel damages appeal over driver-training contract transfer

July 16, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China's top court has rejected a consumer's argument that transferring a driver-training contract did not affect his right to seek follow-on antitrust damages arising from a driving-school price-fixing cartel.... (more story)

Japan's Tenryu Industries given corrective recommendation over subcontract violations

July 16, 2026 | Genta Nakanishi

Asia

Tenryu Industries, a Japanese manufacturer of railway and bus seats, was given a corrective recommendation by Japan's antitrust watchdog on Thursday for the company's reduced payments to suppliers and its requ... (more story)

New Indonesian antitrust chief makes competition law overhaul top priority

July 16, 2026 | Roffie Kuniawan

Asia

Indonesia’s newly appointed antitrust chief Gopprera Panggabean has made amending the country's Competition Law the Indonesian Competition Commission’s top priority, citing the need to modernize the 1999 law f... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Tech companies welcome Australian AI standards, seek to shape data-center rules

July 16, 2026 | Sean Maguire

Oceania

Tech companies welcomed Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's plan for national artificial intelligence standards, saying they want to help shape the framework as the government prepares legislation gov... (more story)

Indonesia targets four priority sectors to close AI capability gap

July 16, 2026

Asia

MLex Statement: Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs, or Komdigi, said Wednesday that it will prioritize education, healthcare, financial services and public administration as part of a st... (more story)

South Korea to create dedicated taskforce to expedite privacy probes

July 16, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea’s privacy regulator plans to accelerate investigations into major data breaches by creating a dedicated taskforce for large-scale incidents involving 1 million records and introduce f... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Total Drain Group-Pipe Management Australia deal faces regulator review

July 16, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: The proposed acquisition of 100 percent of the shares of Utility Management Group, trading as Pipe Management Australia, by Total Drain Group, trading as TDG Environmental, is facing a review by ... (more story)

Uber announces Delivery Hero deal, carves out overlaps

July 16, 2026

Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East

MLex Summary: US tech platform Uber announced a $14.8 billion takeover from rival Delivery Hero. To pre-empt antitrust scrutiny, the target will offload 14 businesses that overlap with Uber Eats, including in ... (more story)

Laundy-Woy Woy Hotel deal under review by Australian watchdog

July 16, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: Hotel operator Laundy has asked the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission to approve its proposed acquisition of the Woy Woy Hotel and its attached Thirsty Camel drive-through bottle shop ... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Partnered Health data breach impacts 21 Australian clinics

July 16, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

Oceania

Partnered Health Group’s Australian clinic network has been hit by a data breach that compromised patients’ personal information, including health data, across 21 clinics nationwide. In a statement, Partnered ... (more story)

Australia's Qantas didn't contravene privacy laws, data-breach probe finds

July 16, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: Qantas Airways did not contravene Australia’s privacy laws, the country’s privacy regulator said following its preliminary investigation into the airline’s 2025 data breach, which exposed the per... (more story)

Partnered Health's Australian clinic network hit by data breach

July 16, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: About 21 Australian clinics in the Partnered Health Group network have been impacted by a data breach, the company said in a statement published late Wednesday. Partnered Health said that on June... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Meta takes VDP license, testing Big Tech's AV1 'royalty-free' model

July 15, 2026 | Steve Scherer

Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America

Meta Platforms' decision to license patents covering the AV1 video codec could reshape the debate over whether the technology is genuinely royalty-free and lend support to the long-established framework for li... (more story)

US Copyright Office to raise fees for first time in six years

July 15, 2026 | Nick Robertson

North America

The US Copyright Office’s 43 percent average increase in fees, set to go into effect this fall, makes up for recent inflation and fee levels that haven’t adequately offset the office’s costs since the last adj... (more story)

AI could improve confusion analysis in trademark examination

July 15, 2026 | Nick Robertson

North America

IP offices around the world should expand their use of AI technology in the trademark examination process, a new report by the International Trademark Association argues, holding up the tech as a powerful tool... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Iranian aircraft parts producer, executive sanctioned by US

July 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control has sanctioned seven individuals and entities involved in an international network supporting weapons procurement efforts on behalf o... (more story)

Hawaii man pleads guilty in US to violating US sanctions

July 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Attorney Ken Sorenson announced that Arash Einolghozati, 37, of Waialua, Oahu, pleaded guilty on July 13 to transferring funds from the US to Iran without a license, in violation of US sanctions.

Indian billionaire Adani denies investment offer was tied to US fraud case

July 15, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani told a judge that an offer to invest in the US had nothing to do with federal prosecutors deciding to dismiss charges against him in a high-profile fraud and corruption case. Th... (more story)

Financial Services View More

UK financial watchdog to assess govt-driven and internal AI plans in concert

July 15, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority will assess a new government-commissioned AI adoption plan alongside existing recommendations from one of its executive directors, MLex understands. The plan calls for clea... (more story)

Ex-Goldman banker loses bid to block confidential source’s video from US trial

July 15, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

A US judge ruled Wednesday that federal prosecutors can show jurors video clips of a 2016 meeting at a London restaurant between a confidential source and a former Goldman Sachs banker at his upcoming corruption trial.  

Final rules under insurance framework review issued by EU insurance regulator

July 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority has completed the rules needed for the revised EU insurance framework, Solvency II, due to apply from January 30, 2027. The package, pub... (more story)

Trade View More

Chinese solid glass microspheres probed over possible dumping in EU

July 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Imports of solid glass microspheres, known as "glass beads,'' from China into the European Union are now under investigation over whether the products might have been unfairly priced, the Europea... (more story)

US choline salt producers seek antidumping duties on Chinese imports

July 15, 2026 | Zack Budryk

North America

Petitioners asked the US International Trade Commission to impose antidumping duties on Chinese imports of choline salts, arguing in a preliminary conference Wednesday that the industry has been materially injured.

Dumped steel pipe imports gained US share amid data center boom, US producers say

July 15, 2026 | Eliana Hubacker

Asia, Middle East, North America

As the data center construction industry has expanded and the subsequent demand for steel has increased over the past few years, US steel pipe producers are turning to the US government to claw back market sha... (more story)

State Aid View More

Czech agri businesses lose appeal to state aid recovery order at EU court

July 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Czech agricultural companies Úsovsko Agro and Úsovsko Eko have lost their legal challenge to a European Commission decision that required Czechia to recoup illegal aid granted to large agricultur... (more story)

Japan backs Tower Semiconductor with up to $1 billion subsidy

July 15, 2026

Asia, Middle East

MLex Summary: Israel-based chip foundry Tower Semiconductor said Tuesday that Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will provide up to $1 billion (160 billion yen) in subsidies toward the company's p... (more story)

EU's FSR notification threshold could rise to €600m, official says

July 14, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

Asia, Europe

The threshold for notifying deals for review under the EU's Foreign Subsidies Regulation could be raised by 20 percent to €600 million given that very few deals have merited in-depth scrutiny so far, a senior ... (more story)

Energy View More

Liese will lead on EU Parliament's Emissions Trading System review

July 15, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

German politician Peter Liese has been named the European Parliament's rapporteur for the review of the EU Emissions Trading System, putting him in charge of steering negotiations on one of the bloc's flagship... (more story)

All EU countries face action over delayed building energy rules

July 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: All 27 EU countries have been warned by the European Commission for failing to fully implement new rules on the energy performance of buildings. The measures set renovation targets, energy standa... (more story)

New York Gov. Hochul enacts statewide moratorium on hyperscale data centers

July 14, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed an executive order creating a one-year moratorium on the construction of new hyperscale data centers. “New York has always been at the forefront of innov... (more story)

Technology View More

Hong Kong doesn't plan youth social-media ban despite global push

July 16, 2026 | Yonnex Li

Asia

Hong Kong has no plans to legislate a ban or restrictions on social-media use by minors, the city's tech chief said, citing concerns about enforcement challenges and potential damage to the city's technology e... (more story)

X’s action plan to remedy DSA breaches accepted by EU Commission

July 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: X has received European Commission approval for its action plan to remedy breaches of the Digital Services Act linked to its advertising repository and researcher access to public data, the EU ex... (more story)

UK cyber bill ignores threats from AI, lawmakers warn

July 15, 2026 | Imogen Howse

Europe

Senior lawmakers have warned that the UK’s Cyber Resilience and Security Bill does not effectively incorporate AI, as the government faces growing pressure to keep pace with the rapidly evolving technological ... (more story)