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Antitrust

March 17, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Latin America

Apple to outline near-field communication fees, access restrictions in Brazil

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

March 16, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

North America

States say events leading to HPE-Juniper pact 'should shock the conscience'

Antitrust View More

UK govt seeks to hire 12 new panel members for CMA

March 18, 2026 | Jon Menon

Europe

The UK government is hiring up to 12 new panel members for the Competition and Markets Authority, who will help make decisions on in-depth merger and market investigations and potentially be part of a new regi... (more story)

Mastercard, Visa win bid to appeal UK tribunal’s ruling over merchant-fees lawsuit

March 18, 2026 | Simon Zekaria

Europe

Mastercard and Visa have won their bid to appeal a ruling from the UK’s specialized competition court that said their fees infringe competition rules. The verdict last year by the Competition Appeal Tribunal f... (more story)

China's Yonghui sparks 'choose-one-of-two' speculation around Sam's private labels

March 18, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China’s supermarket operator Yonghui has sparked speculation around the supplier practices of US rival Sam’s Club with a call for industry members not to impose “choose-one-of-two” arrangements, as suppliers p... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

UK targets fraudulent ads, AI oversight in online advertising taskforce update

March 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Fraudulent online ads will be a key focus for the UK’s Online Advertising Taskforce this year, with a new AI working group and a planned ad fraud unit, the UK government has said. The group would... (more story)

Plan to revise EU's AI law endorsed by European Parliament committees

March 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A plan to amend the EU's AI Act, known as the AI omnibus, has been endorsed by the European Parliament’s committees on civil liberties and internal market, paving the way for the parliament as a ... (more story)

Data protection challenges of AI implementation discussed by Polish regulator

March 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Data protection issues when implementing Artificial Intelligence systems that might require the regulator’s intervention were discussed at the Polish data watchdog’s AI working group meeting on M... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Engie-UK Power Networks deal will need security clearance

March 18, 2026 | Jon Menon

Europe

French utility Engie’s £10.5 billion acquisition of UK Power Networks, Britain’s biggest electricity distribution operator, will need national security clearance and is expected to complete by the middle of th... (more story)

Adobe's bid for marketing software maker Semrush to be reviewed in Australia

March 18, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: Adobe Inc’s proposed acquisition of 100 percent of the share capital of Semrush Holdings, through its newly incorporated wholly owned subsidiary Fenway Merger Sub, will be investigated by Austral... (more story)

Hg Capital's proposal to acquire OneStream gets Australian regulatory approval

March 18, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: The proposal by private equity company Hg Pooled Management, trading as Hg Capital, to acquire 100 percent of OneStream and OneStream Software through a special purpose vehicle, Onward AcquireCo,... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Search engines, porn sites central to CSAM access, UK study finds

March 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Search engines and pornography sites — regulated under the UK’s Online Safety Act — are widely used to access child sexual abuse material, a new Ofcom-commissioned research report has found. Perp... (more story)

UK media literacy plan opens door to wider platform duties; ‘manosphere’ targeted

March 18, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

Media literacy duties in the UK for tech companies could be expanded if further intervention is deemed necessary, according to ministers and policy documents. Culture minister Lisa Nandy said on Tuesday that a... (more story)

EU guidance on AI Act, GDPR interplay won’t wait for amendments, Commission says

March 18, 2026 | Luca Bertuzzi

Europe

The European Commission and EU data privacy regulators will issue joint guidance on the interplay between the AI Act and GDPR without waiting for ongoing legislative amendments, an EU official said. A draft is... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

UK AI copyright consultation reports call for further consultations

March 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK government will not yet introduce any changes to copyright law as it launches fresh consultations amid “substantial uncertainty,” according to a report and impact assessments of options pu... (more story)

UK govt abandons rights holder opt-out preference for AI and copyright

March 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK creative sector will not see their works available by default for training AI models unless they specifically opt out as the government abandons any preference on how to handle AI and copy... (more story)

Japan bill tightens rules for idle patents in AI, quantum fields

March 18, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

Japan has proposed a bill to strengthen support for artificial intelligence, quantum and other strategically important technologies, while tightening the treatment of patents and other intellectual property ge... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Canada's finance minister cites progress against money laundering

March 17, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: François-Philippe Champagne, Canada's minister of finance and national revenue, issued a statement on the country's progress against money laundering. FINTRAC, Canada's financial intelligence uni... (more story)

Businessman's sentencing in US bribery case delayed to April

March 17, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: In a brief order, US Judge Kenneth M. Hoyt delayed the sentencing of Texas-based Mexican businessman Ramon Alexandro Rovirosa Martinez to April 27. Rovirosa was found guilty of three of the four ... (more story)

Former Honduran official's sentencing in US bribery case delayed to May 5

March 17, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: A US judge granted a further delay to the sentencing of Francisco Roberto Cosenza Centeno, the former director of a Honduran procurement entity, due to ongoing medical issues. Cosenza is now sche... (more story)

Financial Services View More

UK financial ombudsman’s independence at risk with govt reforms, lawmakers warn

March 18, 2026 | Sofia Gerace

Europe

The independence of the UK’s Financial Ombudsman Service is at risk after the government said it would take responsibility for appointing the chair of the body that resolves disputes between consumers and fina... (more story)

Simplified EU capital rules suggested by banking lobby

March 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Key elements in the EU bank capital framework should be simplified by reducing overlapping requirements, the Association for Financial Markets in Europe said in a report published on Wednesday. A... (more story)

CFTC, SEC join to clarify application of US securities laws to crypto assets

March 17, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

The US Securities and Exchange Commission and the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission joined in issuing an interpretation today clarifying how federal securities laws apply to some cryptocurrency assets an... (more story)

Trade View More

Updated guidance on REPowerEU Gas Regulation issued by European Commission

March 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission on Wednesday issued updated guidance clarifying details on prior authorization of non-Russian gas imports in light of the conflict in the Middle East. The updated guidance... (more story)

EU Commission seeks feedback on revision of water legislation

March 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A four-week call for evidence on a review and "targeted revision" of the Water Framework Directive was opened by the European Commission on Tuesday. The goal is to secure the EU's supply of criti... (more story)

EU steelmakers facing longer wait for deal to replace import protections

March 18, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello

Europe

EU steel manufacturers face waiting longer for clarity on whether the industry will continue to be shielded from global overcapacity after talks to replace trade protection measures expiring on June 30 ended w... (more story)

State Aid View More

Zenobē Energy faults UK regulator's explanation of changes to lawsuit defense

March 17, 2026 | Simon Zekaria

Europe

Zenobē Energy told a UK tribunal hearing on Tuesday that the UK regulator of gas and electricity markets hasn't adequately explained changes it made to its defense against the company's suit alleging an unlawf... (more story)

Saurí appointed head of strategic coordination in EU’s DG Comp

March 17, 2026 | Jean Comte

Europe

Lluís Saurí Romero has been appointed head of unit for Strategic Coordination in DG Comp, the European Commission's directorate general for competition policy. Saurí replaces Astrid Cousin, who has moved to th... (more story)

State aid rules for troubled banks under review by EU Commission

March 17, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: State aid rules for banks in difficulty are now open for public feedback, after the European Commission started a call for evidence on provisions that were last updated in 2013. The review aims t... (more story)

Energy View More

EU should simplify hydrogen rules to avoid delaying decarbonization, groups say

March 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU risks missing climate targets and delaying industrial decarbonization unless it urgently simplifies its hydrogen framework, a coalition including Eurogas, Ammonia Europe and GIE has warned... (more story)

EU countries endorse bioeconomy strategy and debate CO2 car targets

March 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU's bioeconomy strategy was approved by the bloc's environment ministers on Tuesday, with a focus on the sector’s role in replacing fossil-based materials and on the push to scale from resea... (more story)

Simpler criteria for EU sustainable economic activities open for feedback

March 17, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission is seeking feedback on plans to simplify its system for defining sustainable economic activities. The proposed changes aim to make the rules clearer and easier to apply, h... (more story)

Technology View More

Germany aims to double data center capacity with newly adopted strategy

March 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The German government has said it intends to at least double its data center capacity — and to quadruple its capacity for AI and High-Performance Computing — through a new data center strategy ad... (more story)

Roblox put on notice in the Philippines over child safety risks

March 18, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Philippine authorities have warned gaming platform Roblox to strengthen child safety measures or face possible restrictions, following reports of sexual predation, grooming and exploitation invol... (more story)

Beijing authorities step up enforcement against AI abuse

March 18, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

Authorities in Beijing have initiated a one-month campaign aimed at further curbing the abuse of artificial intelligence technology, as regulators intensify oversight of rapidly expanding generative tools and ... (more story)