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Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation

Amodei, Altman call for global coordination on advanced AI risks

Nvidia may seek EU review of Hugging Face deal amid filing uncertainty

US rejects any 'globalist' effort to control AI, Trump tells UN

Frontier AI capabilities for US, China loom over Trump-Xi Washington summit

EU govts split over AI, data transfer rules in Digital Omnibus comments

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Data Privacy and Security, Technology

September 23, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

North America

Roblox, Discord seek arbitration of US child-exploitation claims

Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Trade

September 23, 2026 | Bradley Dress

Asia, North America

US Senate Democrats push for Trump to hold line on AI chip controls
pair of boats made of euro notes to symbolize EU banking mergers

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

September 23, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

North America

US FTC has used phased second requests since leadership change, director says
Roblox, Discord seek arbitration of US child-exploitation claims
US Senate Democrats push for Trump to hold line on AI chip controls
US FTC has used phased second requests since leadership change, director says

Antitrust View More

UK builders M&J Group, two staff members fined over hiding evidence

September 24, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: UK construction company M&J Group and two staff members have been fined a total of £50,000 for hiding a mobile phone and documents during an inspection, in breach of clear instructions, the Compe... (more story)

CVS resumes UK deals after vet industry probe concludes

September 24, 2026 | Jon Menon

Europe

CVS Group, a publicly traded veterinary services company, has resumed making UK acquisitions, after its plans were put on hold during a probe of the industry by the country’s antitrust regulator. The company h... (more story)

Czech pet food distributor Plaček fined for setting retail prices

September 24, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Plaček Pet Products, a Czech distributor of premium pet food and supplies, has been fined more than 36 million Koruna (more than $1.7 million) for setting minimum retail prices for dog and cat fe... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

UK should coordinate AI guidance, prioritize sandboxes, industry group says

September 24, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK government should prioritize the Regulating for Growth Bill, especially provisions allowing more freedom for regulatory sandboxes, industry group techUK said in a report Thursday. Business... (more story)

AI boom complicates data-center power planning in Indonesia, Thailand

September 24, 2026 | Roffie Kurniawan

Asia

AI-driven data-center growth is making electricity demand harder to predict in Indonesia and Thailand as proposed facilities become vastly more power-intensive while uncertainty remains over which projects wil... (more story)

AI, tokenization focus of new initiative by European markets watchdog

September 24, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: AI and tokenization will be the initial focus of a new supervisory initiative by Europe's financial markets watchdog, the European Securities and Markets Authority, or ESMA. In a statement, it sa... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Vivisol-Air Liquide Healthcare deal probe starts in UK

September 24, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK probe of Vivisol's planned acquisition of Air Liquide Healthcare's home oxygen-services business is starting, the country’s antitrust regulator said. The Competition and Markets Authority ... (more story)

How will EU's new merger rules cope with Europe’s ‘zombie’ paper mills?

September 24, 2026 | Nicholas Hirst

Europe

UPM and Sappi's attempt to combine assets in the declining paper manufacturing sector will force the EU's merger regulator to clarify its stance on "zombie" companies and shrinking industries. In the past, it ... (more story)

China regulator explains reasoning on Tongwei-Lihao deal clearance

September 24, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China’s State Administration for Market Regulation on Thursday explained its competition assessment of polysilicon giant Tongwei’s planned acquisition of Qinghai Lihao Clean Energy, saying it had... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Two telecoms companies investigated in UK over possible misuse of phone numbers

September 24, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Telecoms providers Vonage Business Limited and Voxbone SA are being investigated by the UK's communications watchdog amid concerns that telephone numbers held by the companies are being misused, ... (more story)

TikTok drops UK children’s data fine appeal after second court loss

September 24, 2026 | Imogen Howse

Europe

TikTok has dropped its legal challenge against a £12.7 million UK fine for a number of data protection breaches, including unlawful processing of children's data. The penalty, imposed in 2023 by the Informatio... (more story)

TikTok agrees to pay £12.7m UK children’s privacy fine; drops appeals

September 24, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: TikTok has agreed to pay a fine of £12.7 million (around $17 million) imposed for numerous breaches of UK data protection law, the Information Commissioner's Office said on Thursday. The tech com... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

China court factors token costs into damages for copied AI short drama

September 24, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

A Chinese court has factored token-related computing costs into damages for the unauthorized copying of an artificial intelligence-assisted short drama, while finding that the series qualified for copyright pr... (more story)

Congressman floats US action against foreign court orders in global SEP disputes

September 23, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

North America

In public remarks Wednesday, US Representative Darrell Issa suggested the Trump administration should consider taking executive action to deny domestic effect to foreign court orders which impose global injunc... (more story)

Google's Gemini faces new EU copyright questions over AI training, summaries

September 23, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Europe

Google faces a fresh EU copyright test over Gemini as the bloc's top court is asked whether AI training, prompts, retrieval of current web content and generated summaries can infringe press publishers' rights.... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Freight-moving company president found guilty in US of illicit exports to Russia

September 23, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The president of a freight-forwarding company was found guilty by a federal jury in Boston of unlawfully exporting a mass spectrometer from the US into Russia without a license. Kirill Gordei was... (more story)

Binance says it has 'zero-tolerance policy' for sanctions violations

September 23, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: A Binance representative said the company maintains a "zero-tolerance policy for sanctions violations" in response to a report by Bloomberg News that the cryptocurrency exchange is being investig... (more story)

Binance dismisses US suit against Wall Street Journal over Iranian transactions

September 23, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Binance has filed a voluntary dismissal of its US lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal over a report published in February that said the cryptocurrency exchange had fired compliance department... (more story)

Financial Services View More

US SEC’s Peirce says crypto authorities should back off information gathering

September 23, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

US Securities and Exchange Commission member Hester Peirce said cryptocurrency regulators should retreat on citizen information-gathering because it is counter-productive. “The excessive regulatory focus on da... (more story)

US SEC enforcement chief touts case quality; former investigation official skeptical

September 23, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

The US Securities and Exchange Commission is bringing fewer but higher quality enforcement cases, according to  SEC Enforcement Director David Woodcock – a claim scoffed at Wednesday by the SEC’s former intern... (more story)

US Fed’s modernization of discount window boosts banks’ confidence, Jefferson says

September 22, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

The US Federal Reserve’s operational improvements to its discount window since the spring 2023 collapse of three banks have made it more likely firms will access the window and less likely they will be forced ... (more story)

Trade View More

Spain proposes sector-by-sector approach to ‘Made in Europe’ industrial rules

September 24, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello

Europe

Spain has proposed deciding sector by sector whether trusted trading partners should qualify under the EU’s “Made in Europe” industrial rules. The proposal set out by the country's industry minister seeks to b... (more story)

PVC resin imports from four countries come under dumping probe in EU

September 24, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU imports of polyvinyl chloride originating in China, South Korea, Mexico and Taiwan are being investigated by EU trade officials over suspicions of possible dumping, the European Commission sai... (more story)

Cellulose ethers, steel wire ropes and cables probed over possible dumping in EU

September 24, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Imports of cellulose ethers from China and South Korea into the EU will be probed to see if they have been unfairly priced, the European Commission said Thursday, after receiving a complaint from... (more story)

State Aid View More

Acciaierie d’Italia restructuring doesn’t change state aid status, court says

September 24, 2026 | Anna Ferrari

Europe

Steelmaker Acciaierie d'Italia's extraordinary administration — following a corporate restructuring — doesn't shield it from being classified as an "undertaking in difficulty" under EU state aid rules, the EU'... (more story)

Acciaierie d’Italia can be excluded from national energy aid, EU court says

September 24, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Steelmaker Acciaierie d'Italia can be excluded from Italy's support schemes for electricity- and gas-intensive companies, the EU's highest court ruled on Thursday. This is because companies under... (more story)

EU decision clearing Lithuanian aid for LNG terminal published

September 24, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has issued the text of its recent decision approving a Lithuanian program to compensate Litgas for supplying a mandatory volumes of liquefied natural gas to a terminal in ... (more story)

Energy View More

Hydrogen companies urge EU to retain binding renewable targets after 2030

September 24, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Binding EU targets for renewable hydrogen in transport and industry should be maintained beyond 2030 to preserve investment certainty, 170 energy companies have said in a letter to the European C... (more story)

Carmakers in EU could have faster access to green steel credits under draft plan

September 23, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

Green steel credits could help carmakers meet EU CO2 targets starting in 2030, five years earlier than proposed by the European Commission, under changes being considered by member states. The credits could al... (more story)

EU govts back suspension of allowance cancellations in carbon market until 2031

September 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU countries have backed a suspension of the cancellation of carbon allowances in the EU carbon market's stability reserve until the end of 2030 as their position on plans to revise the bloc's Em... (more story)

Technology View More

Philippines seeks compliance timelines from Reddit, Discord after 24-hour demand

September 24, 2026 | James Konstantin Galvez

Asia

Philippine authorities are pressing Discord and Reddit to establish a local presence and implement online child-safety measures, following a 24-hour ultimatum and the temporary blocking of Discord. Cybersecuri... (more story)

US FTC is better agency than DOJ's Antitrust Division, Ferguson says

September 24, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

US Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson has pushed back against the notion that a consensus-driven model of decision-making produces better outcomes and said that the FTC is a better agency than t... (more story)

Epic Games faces Dutch class action for misleading under 21 Fortnite players

September 24, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, faces a threatened Dutch class-action lawsuit seeking more than €100 million for people who played the game before turning 21. Epic was fined €1.125 million on ... (more story)