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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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Gautam Adani

Financial Crime

September 29, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Asia, North America

US judge appointed himself ‘super-prosecutor’ in Adani case, DOJ says
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
US judge appointed himself ‘super-prosecutor’ in Adani case, DOJ says
TikTok's Alabama settlement shows social media industry openness to change
Anthropic finding by US court expands risk considerations for contractors

Antitrust View More

First US appellate finding on fair use for AI training favors copyright holders

September 29, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

In a win for Thomson Reuters in the age of artificial intelligence, a panel on the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed a lower court’s finding that ROSS Intelligence’s copying of Thomson Reuters... (more story)

NFL, Fanatics win dismissal of US antitrust claims over sports merchandise

September 29, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Consumers have failed to properly allege an antitrust injury in a US case accusing National Football League teams and Fanatics of forcing smaller distributors of NFL merchandise off of Amazon’s t... (more story)

Sector for pay TV, broadcast of cinematographic work gets French chargesheet

September 29, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The French competition authority has notified objections regarding an alleged abuse of dominant position and the imposition of unfair trading conditions in the sector of pay TV and the acquisitio... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

OpenAI hit by US hacking complaint over Hugging Face intrusion

September 29, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: OpenAI faces litigation filed in a California state court that accuses the company of violating state antihacking and unfair competition laws over the incursion by its AI agents into the systems ... (more story)

OpenAI hit with litigation in California over AI agents' Hugging Face incursion

September 29, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

The nonprofit Legal Advocates for Safe Science & Technology has sued OpenAI in a California state court over its autonomous agents' alleged intrusion into Hugging Face, claiming inadequate safeguards violated ... (more story)

US Sen. Cruz blocks AI regulation bill, says he will work with Democrats

September 29, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

While US Senator Ted Cruz objected to passing the Artificial Intelligence Risk Management and Security Act of 2026 on the Senate floor Tuesday, he agreed to work with Democrats to pass AI regulations.

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Subsea7, Saipem submit more info to Brazil’s CADE, seek unrestricted approval

September 29, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Latin America

Subsea7 and Saipem have submitted further information to Brazil’s competition authority as its Tribunal reviews their proposed merger, while renewing their request for approval without restrictions.

Revised EU merger guidelines advance after industry consultation

September 29, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

The European Commission has taken a step toward revising its approach to M&A reviews by year-end, with a new draft of planned guidelines being circulated inside the executive on Tuesday, MLex has learned. Earl... (more story)

Former US DOJ antitrust chief Slater heads to White & Case

September 29, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

Gail Slater, former assistant attorney general at the US Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division, is heading to the law firm White & Case as a partner in the Washington, DC, office, MLex has learned.  Slate... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

EU child abuse talks advance on public content searches; nonpublic detection unresolved

September 29, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Europe

EU negotiators tentatively agreed Tuesday on rules for online providers to search publicly accessible content for child sexual abuse material, but left detection orders for nonpublic content unresolved, MLex u... (more story)

Meta rejects $1.1bn in damages sought by plaintiffs in US Flo privacy lawsuit

September 29, 2026 | Xu Yuan

North America

Meta Platforms asked a US federal court to turn down a request by plaintiffs in the Flo Health privacy lawsuit for an award of $1.1 billion in damages, without more to be sought later, after the company was fo... (more story)

Meta opposes final US approval of $1.1 billion Flo Health privacy judgment

September 29, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Meta Platforms told a federal judge in California that he would deprive the company of its due process rights should he grant partial final judgment in privacy litigation over Flo Health's transm... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Copying for AI not fair use, Third Circuit affirms in Westlaw case against Ross

September 29, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: A panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has affirmed a summary judgment order favoring Thomson Reuters in its infringement case against Ross Intelligence over copyrights associat... (more story)

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)

Financial Crime View More

Iranian airline, Russian companies sanctioned by US for military procurement

September 29, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Following the one-year anniversary of the reimposition of the United Nations sanctions and restrictive measures on Iran, the US State Department sanctioned an Iran-based entity and two Russia-bas... (more story)

Iranian military procurement networks sanctioned by US

September 29, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Under Operation Economic Outcast, the US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned 10 individuals and entities in multiple jurisdictions that have procured weapons ... (more story)

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)

Financial Services View More

Govts, lawmakers agree key aspects of EU securitization capital rules reform

September 29, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Europe

EU governments and lawmakers have agreed key provisions of a plan to revitalize the bloc's securitization market, paving the way for a possible deal on the reform as a whole at their next negotiating meeting o... (more story)

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)

Trade View More

US chromium trioxide industry's difficulties ‘self-inflicted,’ Turkish producer says

September 29, 2026 | Eliana Hubacker

North America

Turkish manufacturer Şişecam told the US International Trade Commission that import duties on chromium trioxide imports would be inappropriate and that difficulties plaguing the US industry are self-inflicted.

EU Commission examines one-year delay to methane import reporting rules, Jørgensen says

September 29, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

The European Commission is considering delaying EU methane import reporting requirements by one year, Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen said Tuesday. Any postponement would be conditional on member states usin... (more story)

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)

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

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)

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)

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)