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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

Mrs. India restrictions remain in force during Indian antitrust probe

September 04, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

India's competition regulator has refused to suspend contested restrictions imposed by Mrs. India on beauty-pageant participants and winners, saying doing so would effectively grant final relief while its anti... (more story)

China pushes Weixin, Alipay toward greater accountability for mini-program e-commerce

September 04, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China’s market regulator is seeking to push Tencent’s Weixin, Ant Group’s Alipay and other mini-program hosts to take greater responsibility for commerce conducted within their online ecosystems, challenging a... (more story)

UFC pressed by US judge as spoliation dispute drags on in antitrust case

September 04, 2026 | Alex Wilts and Clayton Vickers

North America

A Nevada federal judge expressed concern Thursday about new, "disturbing" information that came to light in antitrust litigation brought by mixed martial arts fighters against the UFC.

Artificial Intelligence View More

AI, digital platform ties bring competition risks, Australian regulator says

September 04, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: The Australian antitrust regulator said increasing connections between artificial intelligence offerings and digital platform services can improve user experience but may also raise barriers to e... (more story)

Salesforce defeats US class certification in Rite Aid chat privacy suit

September 04, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: A federal judge has denied class certification in a privacy lawsuit against Salesforce, finding the proposed class representative lacked standing because her intercepted Rite Aid chat about COVID... (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)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Japan's Daiichi Life unit to acquire New Zealand's Fidelity Life for $370m

September 04, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Japanese life insurer Daiichi Life Group said on Thursday that its wholly owned New Zealand subsidiary Partners Group Holdings has agreed to acquire New Zealand life insurer Fidelity Life Assuran... (more story)

Peter Warren-Wakeling deal approved with conditions by Australian regulator

September 04, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: Peter Warren Automotive’s proposed acquisition of 30 Wakeling Automotive dealership sites has been approved with conditions by the Australian competition watchdog. In a statement on Friday, the A... (more story)

Union Pacific disputes US need for competition enhancements to close merger

September 03, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski and Curtis Eichelberger

North America

Union Pacific Railroad and Norfolk Southern Railway are challenging the US Surface Transportation Board's authority to condition their proposed merger on measures intended to promote competition, arguing that ... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Tving data breach prompts calls for expansion of class-action lawsuits in South Korea

September 04, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: A South Korean civic group has called on the National Assembly to expand the country’s class-action lawsuit regime, arguing that Tving’s response to a massive data breach shows that consumers lac... (more story)

South Korean privacy regulator plans higher 2027 spending on AI, breach responses

September 04, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea’s privacy regulator said Friday that 99.6 billion won ($73.3 million) has been included in the government’s proposed 2027 budget for the agency, up 37 percent from this year, with spe... (more story)

Japan's MIC hears views of Google, Meta, others on harmful online content

September 04, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said on Thursday that Google, Meta Platforms and other major online platforms outlined measures to address harmful and potentially unlawful... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Inari must face trimmed US patent claims from Corteva, judge rules

September 03, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Inari was denied judgments of noninfringement regarding all US patent claims brought by Corteva over corn and soybean crops. District Judge John F. Murphy denied judgment as to all but five of Corteva's claims.

Kraftwerk sample saga heads to next chapter after German copyright ruling

September 03, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Europe

Pioneering electronic band Kraftwerk is “disappointed” in Germany’s top court ruling that its sample used by music producers falls into a copyright exception under a law that was reformed in 2021. But for uses... (more story)

Care home broadcasts don’t need new copyright license, German court says

September 03, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

A care home transmitting broadcasts into residents’ private rooms isn’t breaching copyright law, Germany’s highest court has said. The care home does not need to negotiate a new license because there was no ne... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

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)

US regulators writing stablecoin rules should add guardrails for users, observers say

September 02, 2026 | Neil Roland

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

US financial policymakers writing rules to carry out the GENIUS Act with respect to stablecoins should provide guardrails for users and against illicit finance in anticipation of growth in use of the cryptocur... (more story)

Financial Services View More

US SEC proposes cancellation of 2010 'pay-to-play' rule

September 03, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

The US Securities and Exchange Commission proposed to retract its 2010 “pay-to-play” rule that prohibits investment advisers from providing paid services to a government client for two years after making a pol... (more story)

US SEC’s Atkins, GAO clash over request to remedy factor in banks’ 2023 collapse

September 03, 2026 | Neil Roland

Europe, North America

US Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins and a nonpartisan congressional watchdog butted heads over a recommendation to address the failure of three banks in the spring of 2023. The Government A... (more story)

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)

Trade View More

USITC correct on Chinese pea protein finding, trade court says

September 03, 2026 | Bradley Dress

Asia, North America

The US Court of International Trade this week upheld the International Trade Commission's affirmative critical circumstances decision on high-content pea protein from China, finding the agency had properly con... (more story)

US countervailing duty findings for Hyundai Steel remanded by trade court

September 03, 2026 | Zack Budryk

North America

The US Court of International Trade granted a motion for judgment from the Korean government and Hyundai Steel, remanding a US Commerce Department determination in a countervailing duty administrative review.

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)

State Aid View More

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)

Germany’s €35bn electricity ‘capacity mechanism’ wins EU approval

September 02, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Germany has secured EU state aid approval for an up to €35 billion program designed to ensure sufficient capacity to produce, store and consume electricity. The European Commission said the “capa... (more story)

Energy View More

Power-only hydro plants not covered by EU services law, top court says

September 03, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Small-scale hydroelectric plants whose sole or principal activity is generating electricity are not covered by the EU Services Directive, the EU Court of Justice said on Thursday. The dispute con... (more story)

EU grid operators urge flexibility in ‘Made in Europe’ rules

September 02, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: European electricity distribution system operators have warned that rigid EU-origin requirements could increase costs, restrict access to critical components and delay electricity-grid expansion.... (more story)

EU emissions targets will not be reviewed by European Commission, court says

September 02, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU’s greenhouse gas emissions allocations for 2023-30 will not be reviewed by the European Commission, the EU General Court said on Wednesday, rejecting a challenge by two environmental campa... (more story)

Technology View More

Yoti pulls Spanish ID app after €950,000 fine over processing biometric data

September 03, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: UK digital identity provider Yoti will withdraw its app from Spanish app stores on Sept. 10 after the Spanish Data Protection Agency fined it €950,000 ($1.1 million) over its processing of biomet... (more story)

Tech-facilitated child sexual abuse needs stronger regulation, UN says

September 03, 2026

Europe, Latin America, North America

MLex Summary: Governments should require digital platforms to meet safety-by-design standards, strengthen regulators’ enforcement powers and update laws to cover online grooming, sexual extortion and AI-genera... (more story)

CCIA says breakup in Google adtech monopoly suit would have gone 'far beyond' US court finding

September 02, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The Computer & Communications Industry Association applauded US District Judge Leonie Brinkema's order in the Google adtech monopolization case, which rejected a structural remedy and opted for o... (more story)