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Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation

Canada’s push for economic autonomy complicates merger, investment reviews

US Third Circuit puts competition at center of ROSS AI training ruling

AI companies sign voluntary accord with White House on frontier model safety

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

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US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer

Trade

October 01, 2026 | Zack Budryk

North America

USTR says G20 summit reached no consensus on forced labor, excess capacity

Antitrust, DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions, Technology

October 01, 2026 | Chris May

North America

US college sports antitrust exemption gains momentum, but obstacles remain
Manchester billboard reads "Shamchester"

Financial Crime

October 01, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

Among Manchester City's many legal troubles, could criminal probes loom large?
USTR says G20 summit reached no consensus on forced labor, excess capacity
US college sports antitrust exemption gains momentum, but obstacles remain
Among Manchester City's many legal troubles, could criminal probes loom large?

Antitrust View More

Creditreform fined €90,000 for price fixing in Austria, watchdog says

October 02, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Creditreform Wirtschaftsauskunftei Kubicki has been fined €90,000 by Austria's cartel court for breaching antitrust rules in the distribution of business information databases, the national compe... (more story)

China makes antitrust compliance prerequisite for green benefits

October 02, 2026 | Yonnex Li

Asia

China is barring companies with monopolistic violations from its green-manufacturing certification program. The move represents a rare convergence of Beijing's environmental and competition policies, using gre... (more story)

Indonesia's KPPU develops early-warning system to monitor digital markets

October 02, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Indonesia's antitrust regulator is developing an early-warning system to detect changes in market structure and business conduct, including digital-market consolidation, control of data, algorith... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

South Korea expands chief AI officer council across government agencies

October 02, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea has expanded the Chief AI Officer Consultative Council from 28 to 42 central government bodies, extending coordination of artificial intelligence issues beyond ministries to vice-mini... (more story)

South Korea adopts AI ethics guidelines for public sector

October 02, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea’s Ministry of the Interior and Safety said Thursday it finalized AI ethics guidelines for the public sector to promote the trustworthy use of artificial intelligence as adoption expan... (more story)

AI safety network to discuss risk issues next week, South Korean official says

October 02, 2026 | Choonsik Yoo

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

The global network of artificial-intelligence safety institutes plans to discuss next week whether and how it can take the lead in facilitating international efforts to manage frontier AI risks, including by d... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Amplifon files GN Hearing buyout for EU approval

October 02, 2026 | Jean Comte

Europe

Italian hearing aid company Amplifon has requested the European Commission approval for its intended $2.6 billion acquisition of GN Hearing, according to an update on the regulator's website. The commission ha... (more story)

Bauhaus wins German nod to take over DIY stores from Hellweg

October 02, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Do-It-Yourself retail chain Bauhaus has won approval from Germany's competition authority to acquire eight DIY stores from insolvent rival Hellweg. The watchdog found no competition concerns, con... (more story)

Bromo space JV triggers competition concerns in French parliament

October 02, 2026 | Jean Comte

Europe

Left-wing members of France's Assemblée Nationale have written to the prime minister to express concerns over the planned space joint venture between Airbus, Thales and Leonardo, MLex has learned. They flagged... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Shinhan Bank, Kookmin Bank face inspections over data breaches (update*)

October 02, 2026 | Wooyoung Lee

Asia

South Korea's Shinhan Bank and KB Kookmin Bank reported data breaches affecting a combined 25,119 customers following illegal access by external parties to internal systems, triggering on-site inspections by t... (more story)

OpenAI’s planned ChatGPT ad profiling raises privacy risks, Hamburg watchdog says

October 02, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: OpenAI’s planned use of ChatGPT conversations to facilitate targeted advertising in Europe poses substantial privacy risks, Hamburg’s data protection commissioner said on Friday. The watchdog sai... (more story)

Medibank class action, Australian privacy regulator's case may face separate trials

October 02, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

Oceania

A planned joint trial of the class action over Medibank’s 2022 data breach and the Australian privacy regulator’s enforcement case could be reconsidered after proposed amendments to the class-action pleadings ... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

IPO chief suggests shorter US IP protection for inventions with limited human input

October 01, 2026 | Steve Scherer

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

Artificial intelligence tops the Intellectual Property Owners Association’s agenda, and the US may need a shorter-term right for inventions with limited human input, President John Cheek told MLex at the group... (more story)

EU standards bodies warn overhaul risks independence, fragmentation

October 01, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Europe

CEN and CENELEC, two of Europe’s main standards bodies, have warned that the EU’s planned overhaul risks undermining the system’s independence and causing fragmentation. The proposal would increase the Europea... (more story)

Historic $5.7bn verdict against Apple for patent infringement unlikely to last

October 01, 2026 | Nick Robertson

North America

While a $5.7 billion patent infringement jury verdict against Apple, the largest ever, grabbed headlines this week, prior examples of similar large-dollar jury verdicts leave a slim chance that the figure will... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Manchester City lodge appeal over UK Premier League ‘sham payments' findings

October 02, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: English football club Manchester City said it has appealed a decision by the Premier League that it had been involved in "sham payments" to bump up its finances by more than £900 million. The clu... (more story)

Former HSBC exec banned from UK financial industry over rail fare dodging

October 02, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

A former HSBC executive who used a “doughnutting” scheme to avoid paying fares for his rail journey into London hundreds of times has been banned from working in the UK's financial services industry. Joseph Mo... (more story)

Ex-CEO of Subway restaurant supply cooperative, brother charged in US bribery case

October 01, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

The former chief executive of a restaurant supply chain cooperative and her brother were charged in Miami federal court with allegedly operating a decades-long bribery scheme that defrauded thousands of sub sa... (more story)

Financial Services View More

All CSDs to fall under EU supervision, lawmaker Ferber's draft shows

October 02, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: All central securities depositories, or CSDs, would fall under the EU watchdog’s supervision under a compromise proposed by lead EU lawmaker Markus Ferber on a proposed package to better integrat... (more story)

US Fed’s easing of capital requirements has led to liquid Treasury markets, Bowman says

October 01, 2026 | Neil Roland

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

The Federal Reserve’s relaxation of some capital requirements for the eight largest US banks, which took effect in the first quarter of 2026, has already resulted in improvements to the Treasury market, said M... (more story)

US SEC floats rule to provide tailored crypto-custody framework for advisers

October 01, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Securities and Exchange Commission proposed new rules aimed at providing a tailored framework for the custody of digital assets for registered investment advisers and regulated funds, such... (more story)

Trade View More

EU-Malaysia trade talks move slowly on investment, raw materials

October 02, 2026

Asia, Europe

MLex Summary: EU and Malaysian negotiators made progress on government procurement, sustainability, food standards and rules of origin during their fifth round of free-trade talks in Brussels, the European Com... (more story)

US diesel export ban would help no one, undermine trust, EU spokesperson says

October 02, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

A possible ban on diesel exports from the United States wouldn't be helpful and would weaken trust in the country, a European Union spokesperson said Friday. The comments suggest that for now at least the EU i... (more story)

EU diesel supplies stable despite high prices, task force says

October 02, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU diesel supplies remain stable despite tight global markets, but prices remain high, the European Commission said after an Energy Union Task Force meeting Friday. Commission and EU government r... (more story)

State Aid View More

Soukup, Deisenhofer take on senior EU competition roles

September 30, 2026 | Lewis Crofts and Nicholas Hirst

Europe

The European Commission has appointed Karl Soukup as its most senior official overseeing state aid, and Thomas Deisenhofer as the head of the investigation teams prosecuting cartels.

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)

Energy View More

Italy, Czechia call for temporary EU carbon market relief

October 01, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

Italy and Czechia have called for a temporary suspension or other changes to the EU's carbon market to ease pressure on industry already facing higher energy costs due to the conflict in the Middle East. In pr... (more story)

EU countries split over calls to further delay new Emissions Trading System

October 01, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

Italy and Czechia are asking EU leaders to consider delaying the launch of the EU's new carbon market for buildings and road transport beyond 2028 due to the energy crisis, while Estonia has also called for a ... (more story)

Croatia told to implement EU renewable energy rules within two months

October 01, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Croatia has been told it has two months to add reinforced EU rules promoting renewable energy to its national laws or it could face a referral to the bloc's highest court with a request to impose... (more story)

Technology View More

Roblox, Minecraft, Fortnite, Steam face Australian scrutiny over child safety

October 02, 2026 | Sean Maguire

Oceania

Australia’s online-safety watchdog has urged Roblox, Mojang Studios, Epic Games and Valve to strengthen child protections after finding gaps in age checks, harmful-content detection and information sharing. De... (more story)

Indonesia presses digital platforms to strengthen online-gambling controls

October 02, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Digital platforms and service providers in Indonesia are being pressed to strengthen systems for detecting, preventing and removing online-gambling content as the government steps up efforts agai... (more story)

Australia's online-safety watchdog urges stronger gaming safeguards for kids

October 02, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: Australia’s online-safety watchdog on Friday urged Roblox, Epic Games, Mojang Studios and Valve to strengthen child protections after finding significant gaps. Its October transparency report ide... (more story)