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Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation

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

Amodei, Altman call for global coordination on advanced AI risks

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

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Financial Crime, Financial Services

September 24, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

US stablecoin issuers to face fully backed liquid reserve requirements, Fed says
Two men in suits shake hands in front of the flags of the U.S. and China.

Artificial Intelligence

September 24, 2026 | Emma Whitford

Asia, North America

AI on agenda for US-China summit but not guardrails, Trump says
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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
US stablecoin issuers to face fully backed liquid reserve requirements, Fed says
AI on agenda for US-China summit but not guardrails, Trump says
Roblox, Discord seek arbitration of US child-exploitation claims

Antitrust View More

UK govt plans for collective actions largely backed by CMA

September 25, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: UK government plans — meant to simplify and improve the efficiency of the opt-out collective actions, regulatory appeals and competition enforcement regimes — have been largely endorsed by the an... (more story)

UK childcare funding, access and ownership are focus areas in market study

September 25, 2026 | Jon Menon

Europe

An antitrust study of early years education and childcare services in England has identified access, affordability, information and consumer choice, the role of public bodies and the effects of different owner... (more story)

UK govt should use procurement, screening to retain startups, lawmaker says

September 25, 2026 | Jon Menon

Europe

The UK government should use procurement, competition policy and investment screening to stop innovative British companies going overseas to grow, according to Martin Wrigley, the chair of an informal UK cross... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Proof gap in UK Section 74A software patent disputes spotlighted in IPO opinion

September 25, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

Europe

A finding this week that an artificial intelligence-powered content-moderation system was not shown to infringe a Lighthouse Technologies patent underscores the evidentiary limitations of the UK Intellectual P... (more story)

Anthropic moves to dismiss US copyright claims from writers, publishers

September 25, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Anthropic moved to dismiss US copyright infringement claims filed by authors and publishers, arguing that they were filed too late. Anthropic said plaintiffs can’t claim they waited so long due t... (more story)

Anthropic challenge to supply chain risk designation rejected by US appeals court

September 25, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Anthropic's challenge of the US Defense Department’s decision to designate it a supply chain risk has been rejected by a federal appeals court. In a 2-1 decision, the US Court of Appeals for the ... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Azul, American defend investment as Abra challenges stake acquisition in Brazil

September 25, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Latin America

Governance rights linked to American Airlines' acquisition of a stake in Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras could facilitate coordination between competitors beyond the direct exchange of sensitive information, Ab... (more story)

Paramount deal fails US Latino, Black communities, civil rights leaders say

September 25, 2026

Europe, North America

MLex Summary: Latino and Black civil rights leaders opposing the Paramount-Warner merger filed an amicus brief objecting to the proposed settlement of challenges to the deal. "The stories and information minor... (more story)

MMG, Anglo set to defend mining deal at EU’s Oct. 8 hearing

September 25, 2026 | Jean Comte, Lewis Crofts and Nicholas Hirst

Europe

Global mining company MMG will have the chance to defend its $500 million bid for Anglo American's nickel business in Brazil at a closed-door hearing in Brussels on Oct. 8, MLex has learned. The European Commi... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Platforms fear erosion of liability protection in draft European Product Act

September 25, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Europe

European online marketplaces fear the draft European Product Act could make them frontline product-compliance enforcers, raising costs and legal exposure through new checks before products are listed. Platform... (more story)

Meta plaintiffs poised to uncover damaging records about concealed research

September 25, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

School districts and individuals suing Meta Platforms may soon gain access to sensitive documents that helped state attorneys general secure a $17 billion addictive design settlement, including records tied to... (more story)

EU states' Digital Omnibus review to move to ambassadors despite divides

September 25, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Europe

EU governments' review of the bloc's proposed digital simplification package will move to a meeting of national ambassadors after a meeting of experts on Friday, MLex has learned. A new text is expected but un... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Standard implementers warn of growing patent abuse: 'Consumer suffering is here'

September 25, 2026 | Nick Robertson

North America

Costly infringement suits over standard-essential patents are reaching more industries and degrading the meaning of fair, reasonable and nondiscriminatory licensing negotiations, in a trend exacerbated by a ri... (more story)

Rare USITC fast-track proceeding tests GG Technologies’ US investment

September 24, 2026 | Steve Scherer

North America

GG Technologies’ NameDrop patent case against Apple is well suited to the US International Trade Commission’s rarely used 100-day procedure, four lawyers told MLex, because it presents a narrow question about ... (more story)

Value Drug plausibly alleges Alkermes duped USPTO, judge says in antitrust suit

September 24, 2026 | Chris May

North America

Value Drug has plausibly alleged global biopharmaceutical company Alkermes violated federal antitrust law by protecting its monopoly on the drug naltrexone through material misrepresentations to the US Patent ... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

EU countries told to include money laundering rules in law within two months

September 25, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Eighteen EU countries have been sent a formal notice telling them to include the bloc's sixth Anti-Money Laundering Directive into their national laws within two months or face possible disciplin... (more story)

US Senator Kim proposes to 'fix' anti-bribery laws weakened by Supreme Court

September 25, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Senator Andy Kim, a Democrat from New Jersey, introduced three new bills to tackle public corruption and empower individuals to hold government officials accountable for betraying the public’s... (more story)

US senators seek answers on DOJ move to dismiss Adani charges

September 24, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US senators Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal sent another letter to Attorney General Todd Blanche following new revelations that came to light in the criminal case against Indian billionai... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Polymarket accused by New York of running illegal gambling operation

September 24, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: New York Attorney General Letitia James and Governor Kathy Hochul announced a lawsuit accusing Polymarket of running an illegal gambling operation in New York through its prediction market platfo... (more story)

Gas use to fall by nearly 7 billion cubic meters in Germany by 2030, report says

September 24, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Germany plans to cut natural gas consumption by nearly 7 billion cubic meters and gasoline use by about 4 billion liters by 2030. The reductions would result from measures under its 2026 Climate ... (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)

Trade View More

Trump, Xi meeting holds US-China trade truce steady

September 25, 2026 | Bradley Dress

Asia, North America

President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping’s meeting this week largely focused on maintaining the relationship between the US and China, with the only major development a brief extension of a truc... (more story)

EU aluminum scrap policy causing a headache as waste exports showdown looms

September 25, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello

Europe

In a bid to retain more aluminum scrap in the EU, officials recently abandoned the idea of export duties under trade rules in favor of export bans under waste legislation, where permission depends on how waste... (more story)

Chinese solar firm challenges EU court ruling with rarely-used review procedure

September 25, 2026 | Karoline Del Vecchio

Europe

Chinese solar panel maker Zhejiang Sunflower Great Health and EU importer Sunowe Solar have challenged a 2024 verdict at the bloc's General Court with a rarely used procedure which allows a ruling to be review... (more story)

State Aid View More

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)

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)

Energy View More

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)

Second EU €1bn auction to decarbonize industrial heat to include nuclear projects

September 24, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU's second auction of €1 billion in subsidies for projects to decarbonize industrial process heat for manufacturing due in early December will include nuclear technologies such as small modu... (more story)

Technology View More

New AI rules for telecoms aren’t needed for now, UK regulator says

September 25, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: New guidance for AI in UK telecoms is unnecessary for now, media regulator Ofcom said on Friday, citing limited evidence of systemic consumer harm. "We do not think that we need to intervene at t... (more story)

Indonesia, Russia explore AI, satellite technology cooperation

September 25, 2026

Asia, Europe

MLex Summary: Indonesia and Russia are exploring cooperation on satellite technology and artificial intelligence, including potential access to Russian satellite data and cooperation with Indonesian state-owne... (more story)

Indonesia urges Meta to accelerate restrictions on children's accounts

September 25, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Meta Platforms has been pressed by Indonesia to provide a clear timetable for restricting and deactivating Facebook, Instagram and Threads accounts belonging to users under 16 as the company impl... (more story)