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US states win temporary Paramount-Warner block, but face tight timetable

Meta faces two more jury trials over US consumer harm in coming weeks

EU Commission cautiously frames sensitive debate on banking reforms

Macron calls for faster EU Commission trade response to Chinese overcapacity

EU outlines slower industry decarbonization plan for carbon market

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Close-up of a hundred-dollar bill with a red rectangular label featuring raised white letters spelling out tariffs and placed diagonally across the portrait.

Trade

July 20, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

US Section 122 tariffs expire Friday, setting up uncertain future
The online retail service app AliExpress on the screen of an Android phone with a finger opening the application on July 28, 2025 in London, UK.

Technology

July 20, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Europe

AliExpress fined record €550m as EU Commission closes illegal products probe
Gautam Adani

Financial Crime

July 17, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

US attorney says he wasn't 'decisionmaker’ in dismissing Adani fraud case
US Section 122 tariffs expire Friday, setting up uncertain future
AliExpress fined record €550m as EU Commission closes illegal products probe
US attorney says he wasn't 'decisionmaker’ in dismissing Adani fraud case

Antitrust View More

DiversiTech denied preliminary injunction in US counterclaims against DuraPlas

July 20, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: DiversiTech's motion for a preliminary injunction against DuraPlas as part of its US counterclaims has been denied by a Dallas federal judge, who ruled DiversiTech has not met its burden to demon... (more story)

Biogen no longer under investigation by EU over MS drug patent move

July 20, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

Biogen is no longer under investigation by the European Commission for a potential antitrust breach over extra patent protection related to a multiple sclerosis drug, MLex has learned. The US company had recei... (more story)

Construction chemical-producers suspected of colluding on price increases in EU

July 20, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Producers of construction chemicals in France, Germany and Spain, including Cemex, Master Builders Solutions and Sika, and three national trade associations have been told by the European Commiss... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Anthropic's $1.5bn US copyright settlement with authors wins final nod

July 20, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Anthropic’s $1.5 billion US copyright settlement with book authors received final approval by US District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín* in the Northern District of California. Under the deal, cl... (more story)

US AI standards director Chris Fall departs after brief tenure

July 20, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

The Center for AI Standards and Innovation, a non-regulatory artificial intelligence-focused team within the National Institute of Standards and Technology, is seeking a new leader following the departure of b... (more story)

UK tech, AI and online safety regulation pose pressing questions for Burnham

July 20, 2026 | Imogen Howse and Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

As Andy Burnham takes power in the UK, he faces immediate tech policy questions. Reports that he could fold the technology ministry into a larger business department have alarmed tech advocates, while question... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Brazil's CADE reviewing Graber's buyout of private security firm Grupo SEI

July 20, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Latin America

Graber Segurança's plan to acquire a 55 percent stake in Grupo SEI, which owns four companies that are all part of the proposed deal, is under review by Brazil's competition authority. The parties maintain tha... (more story)

Brazil cinema associations meet all CADE councilors in bid to stop Paramount deal

July 20, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Latin America

Brazilian cinema exhibitor associations met with all the councilors of the Brazilian competition authority's Tribunal as they seek Tribunal action to pause clearance of the Paramount-Warner Bros. deal by the a... (more story)

Coalition applauds US injunction decision for Paramount-Warner deal

July 20, 2026

Europe, North America

MLex Summary: The Block the Merger coalition applauded a court decision to grant a temporary restraining order, putting a pause on Paramount's merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, after 12 state attorneys gener... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

US Commerce hints at copper inclusions process, AI export control plan in 2026

July 20, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security said in its submission of the biannual Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions that it was working to roll ou... (more story)

UK watchdog's online suicide forum enforcement hits jurisdictional limits (*update)

July 20, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

An online suicide forum won't face further action under the Online Safety Act after UK regulator Ofcom said all available legal routes had been exhausted. The watchdog said a geoblock is preventing access for ... (more story)

Singapore flags privacy questions over growing use of AI wearables, biometrics

July 20, 2026 | James Konstantin Galvez

Asia

Singapore's personal-data protection regulator says the growing use of AI-powered wearables and biometric technologies is raising new privacy and governance questions as such devices become more widely used by... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

AI labels won’t decide copyright protection or infringement, EU says

July 20, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Europe

EU guidance says AI labels will not determine whether content is protected by copyright or infringes creators’ rights. It gives creative works flexibility over deepfake disclosures while requiring providers to... (more story)

AI-generated content, systems must be clearly identified under EU guidelines

July 20, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Providers and deployers of artificial intelligence in the EU will have to inform users when they are exposed to AI-generated content or interacting with AI under new transparency guidelines publi... (more story)

China highlights digital prosecution techniques in cross-border piracy appeal

July 20, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

Chinese prosecutors have showcased how digital evidence and forensic verification can sustain criminal copyright convictions even when defendants refuse to confess, highlighting evolving evidentiary practices ... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Texas customs broker sentenced to prison in US for role in Scoular bribery scheme

July 20, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Carlos Leopoldo Alvelais Alarcon, a customs broker based in Texas, was sentenced Monday to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to bribing Mexican officials on behalf of an agricultural firm seeking to mo... (more story)

Former Smartmatic executive moves to strike US legal assistance requests

July 20, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: Jorge Vasquez, a former executive of Smartmatic, has asked a US judge to strike requests from federal prosecutors for legal assistance from the governments of Switzerland, Philippines and Singapo... (more story)

Texas customs broker's US plea deal documents unsealed by US judge

July 20, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Carlos Leopoldo Alvelais Alarcon, a customs broker based in Texas, has pleaded guilty in October 2025 to a count of conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. A US judge unsealed a ... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Crypto platform founders ordered to pay $16.5m on false withdrawal reassurance charges

July 20, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Federal Trade Commission ordered Celsius cryptocurrency platform founders Alexander Mashinsky, Shlomi Daniel Leon and Hanoch “Nuke” Goldstein to pay a total of $16.5 million to resolve cha... (more story)

Financial firms told by EU watchdog to prepare for faster settlement system

July 20, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Financial services firms should finalize their preparations for the faster so-called T+1 trade settlement cycle in EU financial markets, the European Securities and Markets Authority has said in ... (more story)

EU banking plans welcomed, but financial industry also wants quicker actions

July 20, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Europe

The financial sector broadly welcomes the European Commission's strategy to streamline the banking framework, particularly its commitment to simplify capital requirements and facilitate cross-border operations... (more story)

Trade View More

US Commerce properly applied adverse facts in Thai pipe case, trade court says

July 20, 2026 | Eliana Hubacker

Asia, North America

The US Commerce Department properly applied partial adverse facts available regarding the affiliation determination between plaintiff Saha Thai and one of Saha Thai’s home-market customers, BNK Steel, the US C... (more story)

Goldwind loses EU court bid to suspend subsidy probe

July 20, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

Chinese wind turbine maker Goldwind has failed to persuade the EU’s General Court to suspend the European Commission’s in-depth foreign subsidies investigation into its activities. The court rejected the compa... (more story)

Goldwind sees EU court reject interim-measures request in foreign-subsidy probe

July 20, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Goldwind, a Chinese maker of wind turbines, has seen the EU's General Court reject its request for an interim suspension of an investigation under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation. The court said... (more story)

State Aid View More

Italian state aid compensating companies for energy costs approved by EU

July 20, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Italian amendments to a 2021 program compensating energy-intensive companies for high electricity prices caused by carbon costs in the EU’s Emission Trading Scheme has received EU state aid clear... (more story)

Italy’s state aid for farmers hit by 2024 floods approved by EU

July 20, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Italy has received EU state aid approval for €500 million of support for farmers impacted by floods and landslides in Emilia-Romagna in September 2024. The European Commission said the support wo... (more story)

State aid guidance on ‘carbon contracts for difference’ projects published by EU

July 17, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU’s state aid regulator has published guidance on how it will assess programs concerning “carbon contracts for difference” – where member states support manufacturers to reduce emissions by ... (more story)

Energy View More

EU methane rules guidance endorses trace-and-claim compliance for importers

July 20, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

The European Commission issued two nonbinding recommendations to facilitate implementation of the EU Methane Regulation, endorsing trace-and-claim and certification systems for importers in complex supply chai... (more story)

Suspend EU methane import penalties for first three years, EU Commission says

July 20, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission recommended that EU countries suspend penalties for importers that fail to comply with the EU Methane Regulation between 2027 and 2029, while maintaining all underlying co... (more story)

EU carbon market overhaul highlights split between green groups, heavy industry

July 20, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

The EU's planned overhaul of the its carbon market has highlighted a divide between industries that have made strides in decarbonization and environmental groups on one side and manufacturing sectors that have... (more story)

Technology View More

Legal action options against suicide site have been exhausted, UK watchdog says

July 20, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: All possible legal routes under the UK's online safety law have been exhausted against an online suicide platform that was reportedly linked with more than 130 deaths in the UK, regulator Ofcom s... (more story)

AliExpress says it will appeal record €550m EU fine over unsafe, illegal goods

July 20, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Europe

AliExpress says it will appeal against the European Commission's record €550 million fine for failing to adequately assess and mitigate the risks posed by the sale of illegal, unsafe and counterfeit products o... (more story)

Mobile and Wi-Fi to share 6GHz spectrum under new UK regulation

July 20, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK’s upper 6 gigahertz spectrum can be shared between mobile and Wi-Fi services, telecom regulator Ofcom said on Monday. Under the plan, Wi-Fi will have priority in the lower 160 megahertz of... (more story)