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Financial Crime

March 03, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Businessman fights translations of messages shown to jury at US bribery trial
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DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

March 03, 2026 | Jean Comte

Europe

EU probe of Arla-DMK merger may turn on farmers’ options to sell their milk

Artificial Intelligence

March 03, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

Anthropic, US Defense fight shows staking of corporate boundaries

Antitrust View More

Hyosung gets KFTC approval for consent decree in technical-data case

March 04, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: The consent decree request by South Korean conglomerate Hyosung and its subsidiary Hyosung Heavy Industries over alleged violation of the Subcontracting Act has been approved by the Korea Fair Tr... (more story)

Eight Japanese gasoline retailers raided by prosecutors, JFTC in cartel probe

March 04, 2026 | Sachiko Sakamaki

Asia

Eight Japanese gasoline retailers were searched on Wednesday by Tokyo prosecutors and Japan’s antitrust watchdog in a criminal investigation into a suspected cartel involving diesel-fuel sales to corporate cus... (more story)

Pharmacies challenge arbitration for antitrust case, US judges skeptical on costs

March 04, 2026 | Alex Wilts

North America

Independent pharmacies fighting arbitration of their antitrust claims against CVS Caremark told a US appeals court that Caremark’s arbitration clause imposes enormous costs — but a three-judge panel on Tuesday... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

India's AI rulebook faces judicial scrutiny over deepfake enforcement

March 04, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

An Indian court has launched a probe into enforcement gaps in the country’s digital framework amid rising AI-generated deepfakes. The Gujarat High Court has questioned coordination failures and real-time polic... (more story)

EU leaders to call for further action to boost bloc's competitiveness

March 03, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU heads of states and governments are set to push for several moves to boost the bloc's competitiveness during a summit planned for March 19 and 20, according to a preparatory document obtained ... (more story)

US state Republican lawmakers urge White House not to block AI laws

March 03, 2026

North America

MLex summary: More than 50 Republican state lawmakers organized by Americans for Responsible Innovation sent a letter to President Donald Trump saying the White House should not oppose state AI laws, after the... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Japan's NTT Docomo faces Indonesia probe over late notification of Intage deal

March 04, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: The Indonesian Competition Commission, or KPPU, said it will conduct a preliminary examination of Japanese mobile operator NTT Docomo over its alleged late notification of an acquisition. In a st... (more story)

Competitors to Fleury, Femme warn proposed deal risks competition in Brazil

March 03, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Latin America

Pushback came mainly from small and medium-sized competitors operating in São Paulo and Osasco, the two cities where operations overlap, while major clients foresee a positive outlook for the deal’s completion.

B3’s CRDC acquisition declared complex by Brazil's CADE

March 03, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Latin America

The Brazilian competition authority's Superintendence has classified B3’s planned acquisition of 60 percent of CRDC as complex, a move that signals heightened scrutiny and the need for deeper fact finding befo... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

US House Republicans’ KIDS Act result of years of online safety regulation attempts

March 04, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

US House Republicans in the Energy and Commerce Committee have unveiled the largest package of child online safety bills after parents and activists have pressured members relentlessly in the midst of an awake... (more story)

Family conflicts didn’t cause youth’s mental disorders, jury hears in LA social media trial

March 04, 2026 | Xu Yuan

North America

Physical hitting, silent treatment and other conflicts between the plaintiff suing Meta Platforms and her mother and other family members did not cause the mental health issues the 20-year-old woman has suffer... (more story)

Instagram head confronted at N.M. trial with shows of mass 'inappropriate' content

March 04, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo and Mike Swift

North America

Instagram logged 500,000 daily victims of “inappropriate interactions with children” in 2020, even as senior executives debated safety steps that could reduce teen engagement, according to internal Meta Platfo... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

US Trade Representative releases 2025 Notorious Markets List

March 03, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The Office of the US Trade Representative released the 2025 edition of its annual Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy. The list identifies 69 markets, including 37 online an... (more story)

Tech, car companies press Brussels for IP law overhaul to curb patent injunctions

March 03, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Europe

Tech and automotive groups are urging EU officials to amend its IP enforcement law to rein in patent injunctions — clashing with patent holders, who warn reforms could weaken innovation as Brussels weighs comp... (more story)

Japan's Recruit defeats fintech patent, trade secret challenge in Tokyo

March 03, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

A Tokyo District Court dismissed a damages suit against Recruit, a major human resources and consumer services conglomerate, over its “Air Cash” merchant funding service, rejecting both a business method paten... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Businessman moves to strike US reply over translations in bribery case

March 03, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Texas-based Mexican businessman Ramon Alexandro Rovirosa Martinez moved to strike a government reply to his argument over translations of messages central to his corruption case, saying the origi... (more story)

Businessman's translation argument 'untethered' from facts in bribery case, US says

March 03, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Texas-based Mexican businessman Ramon Alexandro Rovirosa Martinez's arguments regarding translations in his corruption case are argument “completely untethered” from the facts and Fifth Circuit p... (more story)

UK accountant sees Russian shadow fleet sanctions lifted

March 03, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A British accountant accused of being involved in buying vessels for Russia's shadow fleet saw the sanctions imposed on him by the UK government removed on Tuesday. The Foreign Commonwealth and D... (more story)

Financial Services View More

US bank liquidity rules on discount window to follow Basel III proposal, Bessent says

March 03, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

After the US Federal Reserve proposes bank capital rules, presumably by the end of the month, it will then consider “wholesale” changes to bank liquidity regulations, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said. Bef... (more story)

US Fed mulls basic changes to bank discount window, Bowman says

March 03, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

The US Federal Reserve is considering basic changes to its “underutilized” bank discount window and its inconsistent rules that create “uncertainty for borrowers,” said Michelle Bowman, the central bank’s vice... (more story)

EU leaders could push for review of bank capital rules, draft shows

March 03, 2026 | Fanny Roux and Jean Comte

Europe

EU leaders could ask the European Commission to propose "targeted amendments" to bank capital rules to enhance the banking sector's capacity to finance the European economy, according to an early draft documen... (more story)

Trade View More

US steel rebar producers say 232 relief, Buy America program not enough

March 03, 2026 | Bradley Dress

Africa, Asia, Europe, North America

Domestic producers of steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) stressed Tuesday to the US International Trade Commission that Section 232 national security duties and a program to support American steel have not... (more story)

Trump threatens to end all US trade with Spain over withholding of air bases

March 03, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US President Donald Trump said he's directed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to cut off all trade with Spain over the nation’s refusal to allow the US access to its air bases for strikes on Iran... (more story)

US Commerce to issue antidumping, countervailing duty orders for Indian torsion springs

March 03, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Commerce Department will issue antidumping duty and countervailing duty orders for Indian imports of overhead door counterbalance torsion springs following a final determination by the US ... (more story)

State Aid View More

Revised EU state aid rules on guarantees now open for views

March 03, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: National authorities in the EU, as well as banks and businesses, can now file comments on the revision of the Guarantee Notice, which describes how the European Commission assesses state guarante... (more story)

Award to renewable energy investor ACF now open for feedback in EU

March 03, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A 2024 arbitration award ordering Bulgaria to compensate Maltese investor ACF Renewable Energy, and currently under in-depth EU scrutiny over possible illegal state aid, is now open for feedback.... (more story)

Japan state-backed chipmaker Rapidus names 32 private-sector investors

March 02, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Rapidus, Japan's state-backed startup that aims to begin next year mass production of highly advanced 2-nanometer chips in the northern island of Hokkaido, on Friday disclosed the list of private... (more story)

Energy View More

Iran crisis reveals EU's continued energy imports vulnerability

March 02, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe, Middle East, North America

Oil and gas prices have surged since the US and Israeli attacks on Iran. While well below levels reached during the 2022 Ukraine crisis, prices are expected to continue climbing. Europe's concern is not to see... (more story)

EU, Switzerland sign broad agreement package to deepen bilateral ties

March 02, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission and Switzerland on Monday signed a broad package of agreements to ease cross-border supply. A common food-safety area will cover all parts in the food chain. Switzerland w... (more story)

AI developers, energy companies asked what data would power AI for UK energy

March 02, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: AI developers and energy companies are being consulted by the UK government on what datasets would be needed to enable artificial intelligence applications for improving energy security and effic... (more story)

Technology View More

US DOJ's Glad defends whistleblower program, addresses cartel 'trial risk'

March 03, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

The US Department of Justice's new whistleblower rewards program doesn't undermine the government's cartel cases and doesn't incentivize witnesses to provide biased testimony because cartel cases are built in ... (more story)

Platforms face weighing UK terror content duties following Palestine Action case

March 03, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

Online platforms in the UK face having to consider how to approach content linked to outlawed group Palestine Action as part of their annual review of online risks after a court ruled the group’s proscription ... (more story)

UK elections bill set to be next vehicle for AI, online safety law attempts

March 03, 2026 | Frank Hersey

Europe

UK lawmakers said they will bring amendments to a piece of legislation on democratic safeguards to address gaps they see in artificial intelligence and online safety regulation. They want to bring greater prot... (more story)