Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation

Makers and replacers of synthetic turf will this week test one of the new frontiers of antitrust law: when does cooperation to benefit the environment slip into market abuse? At a closed-door hearing at the Eu... (more story)

In the span of less than a week, the US Federal Trade Commission secured its first Robinson-Patman Act settlement in more than 25 years and closed a separate investigation after t-shirt manufacturer Gildan Act... (more story)

MLex Summary: Apple’s latest software update includes anti-competitive ad blocking, in violation of the EU’s Digital Markets Act, advocacy group Movement for an Open Web said on Monday. The group calls on the ... (more story)

An EU court adviser will deliver an opinion on Nov. 3 in a closely watched Google Gemini copyright case, after an earlier date was dropped. The ruling to follow could clarify AI training and publishers’ rights... (more story)

China’s Guangzhou intellectual property authority has ordered three businesses to stop selling earphones that infringe a Huawei industrial-design patent and keep remaining inventory off the market, highlightin... (more story)

Lawyers who followed last week’s en banc rehearing in a copyright plaintiff’s appeal of an adverse jury verdict say the US Ninth Circuit appears open to revising an intrinsic test for substantial similarity. A... (more story)

MLex Summary: The EU and UK will hold their second summit on Nov. 20, the European Council announced Monday. European Council President António Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will... (more story)

Irish officials aim for a deal on the Industrial Accelerator Act among EU governments next month, despite ongoing disagreements over which non-EU countries and foreign-owned companies should qualify for prefer... (more story)

MLex Summary: The EU and Thailand have provisionally closed most chapters of their planned free trade agreement following a 10th negotiating round, the European Commission said in a report. After talks in Phuk... (more story)

MLex Summary: Tech companies developing the world’s most advanced AI systems will be urged to strengthen safeguards, in a speech to be made on Monday by the UK AI minister. Kanishka Narayan will also announce ... (more story)

Instagram’s Instants feature didn't meet the threshold requiring an additional risk assessment under the EU’s digital services law, Meta Platforms has said, adding that it reviewed the risks and briefed the Eu... (more story)

Australia’s proposed digital duty-of-care, expected to be introduced in parliament this week, faces demands by the Greens for compensation rights and fines tied to tech companies’ global revenue. The duty-of-c... (more story)