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Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation

EU’s ‘Made in Europe’ procurement push fueling fears of a fragmented rulebook

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

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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

Fenayrou, Vergé reappointed as French competition authority vice-presidents

September 29, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: French competition authority vice-presidents Isabelle Fenayrou and Thibaud Vergé have been reappointed by presidential decree, the watchdog said. Fenayrou joined the watchdog in 2026 after leadin... (more story)

CSL Behring dispute will see EU court define lobbying's antitrust limits

September 29, 2026 | Anna Ferrari and Lewis Crofts

Europe

Coordinated lobbying by rival companies through a trade association will test the limits of the EU’s cartel rules after Romania's highest court asked the EU’s top judges to clarify when collective advocacy may... (more story)

Greek coastal shipping sector inquiry ends with proposals to boost competition

September 29, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Greece's coastal shipping sector is highly concentrated, with high costs, limited access to financing and a shortage of suitable vessels hindering entry and expansion, the Hellenic Competition Co... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Child safety regulation for AI chatbots expected in 12 months, UK minister says

September 29, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

New UK rules around the use of AI chatbots for under-18s are expected to be finalized "by this time next year," a government minister said at an event on Tuesday. Speaking at the Labour Party conference, media... (more story)

White House announces centralized US government website powered by AI

September 29, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The White House announced the creation of a centralized US government website that will use artificial intelligence to provide federal information and services. According to the statement, Americ... (more story)

France wants CADA’s EU procurement preference extended to all digital tech

September 29, 2026 | Masha Borak and Matthew Newman

Europe

France wants the proposed Cloud and AI Development Act to extend European preference in public procurement beyond cloud and AI to the entire digital sector, according to a draft position paper seen by MLex. It... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Google sees EU decision on Wiz takeover published

September 29, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has disclosed the public version of its decision to allow Google's takeover of cloud cybersecurity software company Wiz. The deal was approved by the regulator in February.

Copart-ACV US antitrust waiting period reset to Oct. 13

September 29, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Copart has withdrawn and refiled its US antitrust notification for its $1.9 billion acquisition of ACV Auctions to give regulators more time to review the deal, according to a securities filing. ... (more story)

Copart refiles US antitrust paperwork for $1.9 billion ACV acquisition

September 29, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

North America

Copart has withdrawn and refiled its US antitrust notification for its proposed $1.9 billion acquisition of ACV Auctions, giving regulators until Oct. 13 to conduct their initial review of the transaction.

Data Privacy and Security View More

TikTok, Meta child safety measures agreed in US to be assessed by UK lawmakers

September 29, 2026 | Imogen Howse

Europe

The child safety measures agreed by social media companies TikTok and Meta Platforms in recent US court settlements will be assessed by UK lawmakers, Barbara Keeley, the chair of a parliamentary inquiry into U... (more story)

Spain seeks EU tax cooperation law change on data transfers

September 29, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Europe, North America

Spain wants EU governments to clarify when tax authorities can repeatedly send personal data to countries outside the bloc under the General Data Protection Regulation, in a proposal that cites exchanges linke... (more story)

Meta faces Dutch lawsuit threat over camera glasses’ privacy safeguards

September 29, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Meta has two weeks to change the design and default settings of its camera glasses or face a lawsuit, Dutch consumer group Consumentenbond said. The group alleges that the glasses can film bystan... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

GII report details AI-led innovation rebound but WIPO warns of funding risks

September 29, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, North America, Oceania

In a press conference marking the release of the 19th edition of the Global Innovation Index (GII), officials from the World Intellectual Property Organization on Tuesday appeared cautiously optimistic about a... (more story)

European Product Act delayed beyond planned Oct. 6 presentation

September 29, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The presentation of the European Product Act, a new law which aims to modernize the EU's product safety laws, has been postponed from Oct. 6 until later this year, the office of EU industry chief... (more story)

EU eyes new copyright rules for AI licensing, including training opt-outs

September 29, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Europe

The EU is weighing new copyright rules for generative AI, including standardized opt-outs, disclosure duties, licensing tools and possible payment rights for creators, alongside tougher measures on live-event ... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Canada responds to FATF evaluation's findings

September 29, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: François-Philippe Champagne, Canada's minister of finance and national revenue, issued a statement responding to the findings from a peer evaluation of the country's anti-money laundering framewo... (more story)

Canada faces challenges prosecuting complex money laundering cases, FATF says

September 29, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Canada has a mature and nuanced understanding of the money laundering and terrorist financing threats it faces, but there are “persistent challenges” in prosecuting complex schemes in cases where there’s no pr... (more story)

Julius Baer targeted over Russia-linked money-laundering failings

September 29, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

Julius Baer committed serious violations around risk management and anti-money laundering, the Swiss regulator said on Tuesday as it concluded its fifth enforcement action against the lender since 2017. Profit... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Key EU lawmaker Heinäluoma reverses course on EU-level asset manager supervision

September 29, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Europe

Centralized supervision of asset managers was ultimately not included in a compromise proposed by key EU lawmaker Eero Heinäluoma on the Market Integration and Supervision Package, a draft obtained by MLex sho... (more story)

Direct ESMA supervision of investment-fund depositaries proposed by key EU lawmaker

September 29, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Investment-fund depositaries would be directly supervised by the European Securities and Markets Authority under a compromise proposed by Eero Heinäluoma — one of the lead lawmakers working on th... (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)

Trade View More

EU oil supply is stable despite high diesel, jet fuel prices, task force says

September 29, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU oil supplies remain stable despite high diesel and jet fuel prices and tight global markets, with European refineries running near maximum capacity, interested parties said on Tuesday. Commerc... (more story)

European Commission seeks feedback on trade tool to reduce dependencies

September 29, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has opened a one-month call for feedback on its plan for a new regulation to address the risk that a high level of strategic dependencies on a single supplier country coul... (more story)

Polish bid to block EU-Mercosur trade deal dismissed by EU’s top court

September 29, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Poland has failed to show that provisional application of the EU-Mercosur trade agreement risks causing serious and irreparable damage, the EU Court of Justice said in a press release on Tuesday.... (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 gas supplies remain stable despite lower storage levels ahead of winter, task force says

September 25, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU gas supplies remain stable despite storage levels being lower than historical averages, as the bloc prepares for winter, the EU task force on gas said on Friday. Gas deliveries to households a... (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)

Technology View More

Confidence in Ofcom ‘not particularly high,’ UK online safety minister says (update*)

September 29, 2026 | Imogen Howse

Europe

Confidence in the UK’s online safety regulator Ofcom is "not particularly high," online safety minister Ian Murray said at a Labour Party conference event. He acknowledged the complexity of Ofcom’s duties but ... (more story)

Social media platforms face calls for faster EU action on scams

September 29, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Social media platforms should come under speedier enforcement of online safety rules over scams, EU officials have been urged. In a joint statement, the European Consumer Organization, known as B... (more story)

Digital Fairness, Quantum acts appear on EU Commission’s November agenda

September 29, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has tentatively listed the Digital Fairness Act for its Nov. 11 meeting, alongside a consumer enforcement initiative. Its agenda places a Quantum Act on Nov. 18. The docum... (more story)