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Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation

US, China take steps to stabilize relations with new Board of Trade

Faster merger cases, tighter pleadings: Van der Woude’s hopes for EU court

Euronews owner’s Adria deal tests EU Media Board’s reach beyond the bloc

Xi calls for US-China AI cooperation, human control over technology

US states 'implore' Congress to take immediate action on AI safety

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A boy looking at social media applications on a smartphone.

Data Privacy and Security, Technology

September 28, 2026 | Xu Yuan

North America

TikTok's Alabama settlement shows social media industry openness to change
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei.

Artificial Intelligence

September 28, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

Anthropic finding by US court expands risk considerations for contractors
Smart glasses from Oakley Meta and Ray-Ban Meta

Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Security

September 28, 2026 | Imogen Howse

Europe

Expanding AI smart glasses market set to test UK privacy law
TikTok's Alabama settlement shows social media industry openness to change
Anthropic finding by US court expands risk considerations for contractors
Expanding AI smart glasses market set to test UK privacy law

Antitrust View More

Philippines antitrust agency adopts digital filing, videoconferencing rules

September 29, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: The Philippine Competition Commission said Tuesday it has adopted new rules governing electronic filing, service of documents and videoconferencing proceedings, with the guidelines taking effect ... (more story)

China's SAMR publishes penalty on Gansu gas supplier for abuse of dominance

September 29, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China’s State Administration for Market Regulation has disclosed penalties totaling 247,697.82 yuan ($36,900) imposed in May by its Gansu provincial arm on local gas supplier Zhangjiachuan Zhongy... (more story)

US Senate passes Protect College Sports Act with antitrust exemption

September 29, 2026 | Alex Wilts, Khushita Vasant and Nick Robertson

North America

The US Senate, in a 77-22 vote, passed legislation Monday to overhaul college sports, including provisions that clarify how student athletes can monetize their name, image and likeness (NIL), as well as an exe... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Microsoft loses bid to dismiss Calif. antitrust law claims over OpenAI deal

September 28, 2026 | Alex Wilts

North America

Microsoft must face claims that its exclusivity agreement with OpenAI violated California competition laws, a US judge ruled Monday while dismissing private plaintiffs' federal antitrust claim with leave to amend.

US senators Warren, Blumenthal request details on White House AI model evaluations

September 28, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Democratic US senators Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut wrote to US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, seeking a "full description of the benchmarking proces... (more story)

US Fed’s Cook defers to elected officials on AI financial-sector regulation

September 28, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

US elected officials have the responsibility to decide on appropriate use of artificial intelligence in the financial sector, Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said. The Fed’s only role with AI should be as a... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Paramount merger settlement 'reasonable compromise,' US states argue

September 28, 2026

Europe, North America

MLex Summary: The settlement between Paramount Skydance, Warner Bros Discovery and 12 state attorneys general over the companies' proposed merger "reflects a reasonable compromise that addresses the competitiv... (more story)

Paramount, Warner argue merger settlement should be approved

September 28, 2026

Europe, North America

MLex Summary: Media conglomerates Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery argued that their settlement with 12 state attorneys general should be swiftly approved. "If the benchmark for substantive reason... (more story)

Edeka wins German approval to buy Tegut stores under ‘extensive conditions’

September 28, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Grocery retailer Edeka has won approval from Germany’s competition authority to acquire 178 Tegut premises, as well as other assets. To win approval, Edeka has agreed to not acquire 24 other Tegu... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Japan's Secoma warns of data leak affecting 570,000 accounts

September 29, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Secoma Company, a Hokkaido-based company in northern Japan that operates the Seicomart convenience-store chain, said Tuesday that personal information, including names, phone numbers and email ad... (more story)

Japan's Park24 reports data breach affecting 6.6m accounts

September 29, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Tokyo-listed Park24, a major Japanese parking and mobility-services company, said on Monday that personal information associated with about 6.6 million accounts was leaked after unauthorized acce... (more story)

India's top court signals action over minors' social-media access

September 29, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

India’s Supreme Court signaled it may impose safeguards on social media platforms if the government fails to introduce binding rules governing minors’ accounts, parental consent and age assurance.

Intellectual Property View More

Canada uses global IP system to commercialize inventions abroad, CIPO chief says

September 28, 2026 | Steve Scherer

North America

Canada’s use of global patent and trademark systems helps domestic inventions reach foreign markets, where much commercialization occurs, said Canadian Intellectual Property Office chief Konstantinos Georgaras... (more story)

Squires says USPTO’s superior intelligence tools already a success

September 28, 2026 | Nick Robertson

North America

US Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires embraced the Trump-led push to shift artificial intelligence terminology to “SI,” or super intelligence, telling conferencegoers in Toronto on Monday that h... (more story)

US DOJ argument for OpenAI, Microsoft conflicts with Copyright Office, news outlets say

September 28, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: News outlets including the New York Times filed a response to the US Department of Justice's statement of interest in copyright litigation against OpenAI and Microsoft, saying the DOJ's legal ana... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Celsius Network founder Mashinsky, US SEC reach deal in principle to settle suit

September 28, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Securities and Exchange Commission and Celsius Network founder Alexander Mashinsky have reached an "agreement in principle" to resolve the SEC's lawsuit alleging that he and the cryptocurr... (more story)

Tether a 'critical tool' for Iranian shadow banking, US Senate report finds

September 28, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Tether’s role in Iranian shadow banking is "unprecedented and pervasive," providing what appears to be a "primary and preferred cryptocurrency" for Iran to prop up the government and sustain its ... (more story)

MFS founder Raja blames Barclays for collapse in UK defense claim

September 28, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

Paresh Raja, the founder of mortgage broker Market Financial Solutions, has blamed Barclays for the collapse of the company with debts of more than £1 billion, adding that he wasn’t responsible for fraud there... (more story)

Financial Services View More

EU lawmakers’ banking competitiveness stance set for vote on Nov. 10

September 28, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Europe

EU lawmakers are preparing a non-binding position on banking competitiveness following the publication of the European Commission’s report on the matter in July. The European Parliament’s Economic Affairs Comm... (more story)

EU digital euro experiments open for applications ahead of 2027 work

September 28, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Companies, consumer groups and public institutions are invited by the European Central Bank to explore uses for a possible digital euro. Two workstreams will test new payment features and explore... (more story)

Markets watchdog to oversee EU clearing houses under proposal from lead lawmaker

September 28, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU’s clearing houses would be overseen by the bloc's markets watchdog under a proposal put forward by the German lawmaker who is leading discussions in the European Parliament on legislation ... (more story)

Trade View More

US, Mexico agree to remediation in labor rights case

September 28, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US and Mexico reached an agreement over a labor dispute at a Mexican facility under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Rapid Response Labor Mechanism. Both countries agreed to remediat... (more story)

USITC opens injury case against Chinese wooden fence pickets

September 28, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

MLex Summary: The US International Trade Commission opened an injury investigation into allegedly dumped and subsidized wooden fence pickets from China.

Impact of EU's new steel regulation put out for feedback

September 28, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission on Monday launched a consultation to assess the early impact of the EU’s new steel regulation after its first quarter of application. The regulation, which introduced tari... (more story)

State Aid View More

Spielkisten takes EU decision on German aid to WestSpiel to EU court

September 28, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Spielkisten, an operator of gaming halls in Germany, has filed an appeal at the EU General Court, challenging an earlier decision by the European Commission on German support to casino operator W... (more story)

Swedbank’s levy reduction prompts EU court questions

September 28, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A Latvian court has requested guidance from EU judges regarding whether a decision to reduce a lender's "solidarity contribution" should be understood as state aid. The issue relates to lender Sw... (more story)

EU foreign subsidies rules to get technical amendments in Q1 2027, document shows

September 24, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU's framework to probe and counter market distortions caused by foreign subsidies is due to be amended by the European Commission in the first quarter of 2027, the readout of a meeting with ... (more story)

Energy View More

Austria pushing for more leeway in EU carbon market revision, policy note shows

September 28, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

Austria, which has called for more flexibility in the EU's decarbonization plans with four other countries, wants certain industries to continue to get free permits to cover their carbon emissions beyond a pro... (more story)

EU countries told to include decarbonized gas market rules within two months

September 25, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: All EU countries except Italy, which has already done so, must include the bloc's rules on the hydrogen and decarbonized gas market in their national laws within two months or face possible disci... (more story)

Most EU states must implement electricity market design rules, watchdog says

September 25, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A total of 18 EU member states — including Belgium, Poland and Spain — must still write the new EU electricity market design rules on free choice of supplier and right to energy sharing into thei... (more story)

Technology View More

TikTok settlement with Alabama ties child safeguards to deals with other states

September 28, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

TikTok will have to implement the most stringent provisions of its settlement with Alabama only if more attorneys general enter into similar settlements with the platform and other social media companies.

Avoid UK under-16 social media ban by changing unsafe features, minister advises platforms

September 28, 2026 | Imogen Howse

Europe

Tech platforms facing restrictions under the UK's incoming social media ban for under-16s could be removed from a list of affected services if they change features that are deemed unsafe, culture minister Lisa... (more story)

China convicts two network executives, uncovers trade in 40m personal records

September 28, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China’s public-security authority has highlighted three cases showing how police are pursuing network operators that ignore security obligations and groups that trade in personal data under its “Clean Net 2026... (more story)