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Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation

OpenAI notification delay in Australia incident may violate US law, Ferguson says

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

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Intellectual Property

September 25, 2026 | Nick Robertson

North America

USPTO chief Squires' planned party sparks ethics concerns
Crushed aluminum beverage cans

Energy, Trade

September 25, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello

Europe

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

Financial Crime, Financial Services

September 24, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

US stablecoin issuers to face fully backed liquid reserve requirements, Fed says
USPTO chief Squires' planned party sparks ethics concerns
EU aluminum scrap policy causing a headache as waste exports showdown looms
US stablecoin issuers to face fully backed liquid reserve requirements, Fed says

Antitrust View More

Japanese condo repair consultants, 40 contractors sanctioned for bid rigging

September 28, 2026 | Sachiko Sakamaki

Asia

Japanese architectural consulting firms Renosys and Sho-Sekkei Group, along with 40 contractors, violated the Antimonopoly Act by rigging bids for large-scale condominium repairs in the greater Tokyo area, Jap... (more story)

South Korea considers license cancellations for repeat cartel offenders

September 28, 2026 | Wooyoung Lee

Asia

Repeat cartel offenders could face tougher enforcement as the South Korean government seeks legislative changes to create a legal basis for proposed measures, including license cancellations and business suspe... (more story)

Japan sets up regional forums for logistics enforcement

September 28, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: The Japan Fair Trade Commission said Monday that the JFTC, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency will establish regional forums fo... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Singapore floats UN AI safeguards convention, international verification body

September 28, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Singapore has urged countries to explore a UN framework convention on AI safeguards and a possible international institution for technical standards and verification. Addressing the UN General As... (more story)

US banks’ operational risk from AI should be stress-tested, NY Fed official says

September 25, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

Banks’ operational risk from exposure to artificial intelligence should be subjected to stress tests, a Federal Reserve Bank of New York official said. Mihaela Nistor, the New York Fed’s Chief Risk Officer, to... (more story)

Upholding of US Anthropic risk designation should 'alarm' contractors, CCIA says

September 25, 2026

North America

MLex summary: The chief executive of the Computer & Communications Industry Association said a decision upholding Anthropic's supply chain risk designation by a panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Distric... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Iowa, Montana waive waiting period to submit reply to Supreme Court

September 25, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The states of Iowa and Montana told the US Supreme Court that they waive the 10-day waiting period under Rule 17.4 and that they plan to submit their reply "expeditiously" so that the court will ... (more story)

American Water-Essential settlement attracting more attention in Pa.

September 25, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

North America

Pennsylvania’s regulatory review of American Water’s acquisition of Essential Utilities has suffered from low public interest and the acquiescence of government watchdogs, but that changed this week when inter... (more story)

US FTC's Ferguson says minority members not needed under Trump administration

September 25, 2026 | Claude Marx

North America

The absence of minority commissioners on the US Federal Trade Commission isn’t harmful because the agency is following the law, unlike during the Biden administration, FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson said today.

Data Privacy and Security View More

Indonesia financial regulator stresses security testing as digital finance expands

September 28, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Indonesia's Financial Services Authority, or OJK, said digital financial innovations tested in its regulatory sandbox should be validated for security before wider deployment, as growing use of d... (more story)

Seven digital services face blocking in Indonesia over registration failures

September 28, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Seven private electronic-system operators in Indonesia face possible access blocking if they fail to meet mandatory registration requirements by Oct. 1, the Ministry of Communication and Digital ... (more story)

Japan subway operator Tokyo Metro says 59,000 email addresses potentially exposed

September 28, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Tokyo Metro, a major Japanese subway operator, said on Sunday that about 59,000 email addresses registered with its Metro Point Club rewards program may have been viewed or obtained by a third pa... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Challenge to supplementary protection on Takeda ADHD drug falls flat in UK

September 25, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

Europe

A supplementary protection certificate which provided protection after patent expiry for the active ingredient in Takeda’s ADHD drug Elvanse in the UK was deemed valid there on Thursday. The ruling marks a blo... (more story)

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)

Financial Crime View More

MTN loses effort to stay US lawsuit over alleged Iraq IRGC-linked business

September 25, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US District Judge Carol Bagley Amon has denied MTN's effort to stay a lawsuit alleging the company aided and abetted terrorism through their relationships with Iraq-based front companies for Iran... (more story)

Iranian man sentenced to prison in US for violating sanctions, smuggling

September 25, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Reza Dindar, a 44-year-old citizen of Iran, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for his scheme to violate trade sanctions against Iran, the US Department of Justice said. Dindar was extradited t... (more story)

Cash FX, Conversion Pros, others face US CFTC claims over alleged Ponzi scheme

September 25, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced a complaint accusing Cash FX Group, the Conversion Pros and their chief executives of operating a multilevel marketing Ponzi scheme, fraudule... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Indonesia to expand cross-border QR payments to Hong Kong, Timor-Leste

September 28, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Indonesia plans to expand its cross-border QR-code payment system to Hong Kong and Timor-Leste, extending a network that already covers Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Japan, South Korea and China... (more story)

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)

Trade View More

China details reciprocal tariff cuts, trade council rules after Xi-Trump summit

September 28, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia, North America

China has published product lists under an agreement with the US to lower tariffs on roughly $30 billion of each other’s imports, with more than 90 percent of covered products set to receive most-favored-natio... (more story)

China publishes US trade council rules, product lists for reciprocal tariff cuts

September 28, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: China has published operating rules for the bilateral trade council and product lists under an agreement with the US to reciprocally cut tariffs on about $30 billion of each other’s imports, Chin... (more story)

USITC says Chinese van-type trailer imports harm domestic industry

September 25, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US International Trade Commission has determined that Chinese imports of van-type trailers and subassemblies materially injure US industry. Chairman Brett W. Doyle and Commissioners Jason E. ... (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

TikTok, Alabama settle just before start of trial

September 26, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced a settlement with TikTok just three days before the state's trial was set to start Monday. Alabama is set to receive at least $100 million from T... (more story)

TikTok trial in Alabama over alleged deceptive statements to begin Monday

September 25, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

TikTok's efforts to avoid a trial have come to a close as the company is set to begin jury selection in Montgomery, Alabama, on Monday in a case brought by state Attorney General Steve Marshall.

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)