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Gautam Adani

Financial Crime

September 03, 2026 | Tony Cooke

North America

US judge again rejects DOJ's bid to dismiss Adani case charges
Futuristic AI Server Room with Data Flow and Glowing Chip

Artificial Intelligence, DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

September 03, 2026 | Flavia Fortes and Andrew Boyce

Europe, North America

Nvidia's Hugging Face openness pledge identifies US, EU antitrust fault line
A Ryanair Boeing 737-800 at Barcelona El Prat Airport in Spain on Feb. 16, 2025.

State Aid

September 03, 2026 | Nicholas Hirst

Europe

Ryanair’s bid for EU state aid injunction against Lufthansa is rejected by court

Antitrust View More

Kochi gasoline price alignment raises Japan antitrust concerns

September 07, 2026 | Genta Nakanishi

Asia

Gasoline pricing practices in Kochi Prefecture in western Japan have raised potential antitrust concerns following a media report alleging that retailers aligned displayed prices. The Japan Fair Trade Commissi... (more story)

South Korea’s antitrust regulator targets repeat disclosure offenders

September 07, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea’s antitrust regulator is proposing tougher penalties for companies that repeatedly violate disclosure obligations applicable to designated business groups, as part of revisions aimed ... (more story)

Meta, Dialogue close to settling Australian antitrust dispute, court hears

September 07, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

Oceania

Meta Platforms and Dialogue Consulting are close to settling their long-running Australian antitrust dispute over Dialogue’s social-media management service Sked Social, the Federal Court heard on Monday. Duri... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

OpenAI, Microsoft clash with news publishers over AI copyright harm

September 04, 2026 | Amy Miller

North America

OpenAI and Microsoft argued in motions for summary judgment that years of discovery have failed to turn copyright owners' warnings of AI-driven market harm into evidence of actual damage. But news publishers s... (more story)

Pinnacle Property settles US antitrust claims with DOJ, states over rental prices

September 04, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Pinnacle Property Management Services agreed to stop using algorithmically generated pricing recommendations using competitors’ competitively sensitive data or sharing data with competitors as pa... (more story)

Stablecoins, tokenization speed transmission of global risk, IMF head says

September 04, 2026 | Neil Roland

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

Stablecoins and tokenization accelerate the transmission of global risks, calling for an internationally coordinated response that will be “a heavy lift given geopolitical fragmentation,” said the head of the ... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

China's SAMR weighs generic-drug entry as potential competition in merger reviews

September 07, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

Expected entry of generic drugs following the expiry of patent exclusivity may provide an effective competitive constraint in Chinese merger reviews, according to analysis of three cases published by China’s S... (more story)

AISG Labs-Incloo among deals unconditionally cleared in China Aug. 24-30

September 07, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Singapore-based Ant International’s AISG Labs’ acquisition of a 30 percent stake in Whale Cloud’s Incloo Technology; a joint venture between Hong Kong's CP Industrial Capital Management Company a... (more story)

Settling vertical merger concerns can be ‘prudent,’ US FTC's Ferguson says

September 05, 2026 | Nicholas Hirst

North America

The chairman of the US Federal Trade Commission said that behavioral remedies can be a "prudent" solution for concerns over vertical mergers that bring benefits to society. Clauses in settlements requiring arb... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

K-pop fan platform Weverse reports data breach of 422,000 account IDs in South Korea

September 07, 2026 | Wooyoung Lee

Asia

South Korean K-pop fan-community platform Weverse reported a data breach to the country’s privacy regulator after the company acknowledged the exposure of information related to more than 422,000 account IDs. ... (more story)

Draft Australian digital duty-of-care law due this week, minister says

September 07, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

Oceania

Australia will this week release an exposure draft of its proposed “digital duty of care” law, under which social-media platforms could be required to give users more control over algorithmic feeds and meet ne... (more story)

UK social media ban may deter teens from discussing online risks, polling shows

September 07, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Teenagers who remain on social media after the UK’s under-16 ban takes effect may feel less confident speaking to adults about online safety risks, according to new research published on Monday. ... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

China court rejects prior-use defense tied to foreign company registration

September 07, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

A Chinese paint supplier cannot rely on a foreign company registration to claim prior use of a trademark, a Chinese appellate court has ruled, stressing that the defense requires proof of actual use with marke... (more story)

BRICS IP offices deepen patent, IP cooperation at India meeting

September 07, 2026 | Freny Patel

Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East

BRICS intellectual property offices are stepping up patent cooperation aimed at cutting examination backlogs and duplicated work, though applicants must wait to see whether closer coordination delivers faster ... (more story)

Nike wins permanent injunction against three Indian counterfeit sellers

September 07, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

Nike secured a permanent injunction barring three Delhi retailers from selling counterfeit goods in stores and online, with an Indian court also ordering the destruction of seized products and awarding the company damages.

Financial Crime View More

McKinsey sees €65 million seized as part of French/Belgian tax probe

September 04, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

French and Belgian prosecutors seized €65 million from US consultancy firm McKinsey as part on an ongoing probe into alleged tax fraud. The investigation into the consultancy was opened following a French parl... (more story)

US DOJ bid to dismiss charges in Adani case denied by court

September 03, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US District Judge Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis of the Eastern District of New York has denied a motion from the US Department of Justice to dismiss charges against five defendants in a corruption c... (more story)

Ethical Forestry trio jailed for combined 15 years over Costa Rica tree fraud

September 03, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

Three former directors of English company Ethical Forestry who defrauded UK investors out of £70 million through a tree-based investment scheme in Costa Rica to support their lavish lifestyles have been jailed... (more story)

Financial Services View More

The debate on EU bank competitiveness is firing up again on all fronts

September 07, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Europe

The European Commission, EU lawmakers and governments, and the financial sector are stepping up discussions on banking competitiveness ahead of a package proposal expected in the first quarter of 2027. Banking... (more story)

European, Indian securities regulators agree to deepen clearing cooperation

September 04, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Securities and Markets Authority has signed a cooperation agreement with India’s Securities and Exchange Board to support the recognition of Indian clearing houses. The deal allows c... (more story)

EU Basel III rules offset provision expected to pass scrutiny period unopposed

September 04, 2026 | Fanny Roux

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

An EU legal text allowing banks to use a temporary multiplier to offset capital increases under Basel III market risk rules is expected to pass its three-month scrutiny period by Sept. 5 without opposition fro... (more story)

Trade View More

US trade court sides with ITC in finding seafood exporters harmed industry

September 04, 2026 | Zack Budryk

North America

The US Court of International Trade upheld a ruling by the US International Trade Commission finding material injury to US industry from subsidized seafood imports, in three decisions Friday.

US trade court upholds Commerce wind-tower cost analysis

September 04, 2026 | Bradley Dress

Asia, North America

The US Court of International Trade on Friday sustained the Commerce Department’s latest remand of a review of an antidumping order on utility-scale wind towers from South Korea.

US trade court sustains Commerce remand on frozen fish fillets

September 04, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Court of International Trade Judge Timothy Stanceu upheld the Department of Commerce's remand of a review of an antidumping order on frozen fish fillets from Vietnam after no party disputed the latest remand.

State Aid View More

Banca Tercas suffered serious breach in state-aid probe, EU court says

September 03, 2026 | Anna Ferrari

Europe

The European Commission committed a serious breach of EU state aid rules when it wrongly classified support for Banca Tercas as unlawful aid, the EU’s top court has ruled. However, judges rejected BdM Banca's ... (more story)

Bidders in Greek energy tenders face EU exclusion under foreign-subsidy rules

September 03, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

The European Commission is moving to exclude three companies from participating in public tenders in Greece’s energy sector, after they failed to provide enough information under rules designed to reveal the i... (more story)

BdM Banca shouldn’t get compensation over defeated state aid case, EU top court says

September 03, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: BdM Banca isn't entitled to €203.3 million in compensation from the European Commission for damage allegedly caused by its unlawful Tercas state aid decision, the EU's top court said on Thursday.... (more story)

Energy View More

Spain seeks binding EU climate adaptation targets, dedicated fund

September 04, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

Binding EU climate adaptation targets for sectors including water, infrastructure and agriculture should form part of the European Commission's upcoming climate resilience framework, Spain has told EU Climate ... (more story)

AI data centers' water usage costs target of US House bill

September 03, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

Data centers' water usage took center stage at a US House hearing, with Republicans saying developers should cover the cost of their water needs, and Democrats urging environmental as well as financial guardra... (more story)

Lower-than-usual gas storage poses no immediate supply risk, EU says

September 03, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Lower-than-usual EU gas storage levels pose no immediate supply risk for the coming winter, EU countries and the European Commission have said. The bloc remains on track for adequate preparedness... (more story)

Technology View More

Snapchat taken to Dutch court over addictive design features

September 07, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Snapchat is being sued by Stichting Massaschade & Consument — a Dutch foundation — over its alleged addictive design. Its “streak” and “snapscore” features, which encourage daily use, violate the... (more story)

US DOJ-Live Nation settlement inadequate, states argue in Tunney Act comment

September 05, 2026 | Alex Wilts

North America

Live Nation Entertainment's settlement with the US Department of Justice "is vague, ambiguous, and not reasonably calculated to meaningfully restore competition and serve the public interest," 18 attorneys gen... (more story)

US states raise 'serious concerns' with US DOJ's Live Nation settlement

September 04, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The attorneys general of the states of Colorado, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Washington and ... (more story)