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Trade

April 17, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

Questions emerge as US Customs rolls out new refund system
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DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

April 17, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

North America

US FCC's Carr defends bureau-level approval in Nexstar–Tegna dispute
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DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions, Technology

April 17, 2026 | Anna Ferrari

Europe

Media mergers in Belgium, France expose gaps in EU plurality rules

Antitrust View More

Google must provide information in UK mobile search class action suit, judge told

April 20, 2026 | Simon Zekaria

Europe

Google must provide information to aid disclosure over a UK class action against it involving mobile search, the class representative of the suit has told a UK judge. The lawsuit, brought on behalf of UK consu... (more story)

Real-estate agents' Rightmove claim summary published by UK antitrust court

April 20, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A summary of a proposed mass claim targeting an online property portal Rightmove on behalf of a class of real-estate agents has been published by the UK's Competition Appeal Tribunal. The claim a... (more story)

Buttigieg on track to be reappointed as judge for the EU General Court

April 20, 2026 | Jean Comte

Europe

The Maltese government has proposed renewing Eugène Buttigieg's appointment to the EU's General Court for another term, according to documents seen by MLex. National representatives are set to make an official... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

EU countries asked for flexibility on AI Act changes’ key issues; final deal in sight

April 20, 2026 | Luca Bertuzzi

Europe

EU governments are being asked for feedback on compromise proposals, to weigh in on different options and to indicate their flexibility on five key unresolved issues in AI Act amendments, ahead of a final deal... (more story)

China signals tailored approach to AI law as new risks mount, official says

April 20, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

A senior Chinese legislative official has offered a fresh glimpse into Beijing’s evolving approach to legislation on artificial intelligence, signaling new priorities while maintaining continuity with earlier ... (more story)

Japan's justice ministry sets civil-law panel on AI-era voice, portrait rights

April 20, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

Japan’s justice ministry is moving to clarify when generative artificial intelligence users may face civil liability for copying a person’s voice or likeness without consent, setting up an expert panel that co... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Arla Foods, DMK seek EU clearance for merger, May 28 deadline set for decision

April 20, 2026 | Jean Comte

Europe

Arla Foods and DMK have requested approval for their planed merger from the European Commission. The Commission has set up a provisional deadline of May 28 to decide on the deal, which aims to create the EU's ... (more story)

Accenture's bid for Ziff Davis' connectivity business under review in Australia

April 20, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: Dublin-based Accenture's bid for Ziff Davis' connectivity business in Australia will be reviewed by the competition watchdog. In a Friday statement, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commis... (more story)

Nexstar-Tegna integration frozen by US judge in preliminary injunction

April 18, 2026

North America

MLex Summary:  A California federal judge issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting Nexstar Media Group and Tegna from integration "pending adjudication on the merits." In an order, US District Judge Troy Nu... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Interface-based privacy rules tightened in EU; scope extended to operating systems

April 20, 2026 | Júlia Tar and Luca Bertuzzi

Europe

EU member states have circulated a revised compromise text, setting out more prescriptive requirements on how digital interfaces must handle users’ privacy choices. The text also extends obligations to operati... (more story)

Brazil’s probe into Grok AI deepfakes to reach preliminary decision by June

April 20, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Latin America

X is expected to face a preliminary decision by the end of June in Brazil’s probe into Grok AI over sexualized deepfakes, as the country’s data protection authority reviews the company’s compliance with local ... (more story)

Malaysian city Johor Bahru pilots 5G-enabled AI uses for smart city rollout

April 20, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: The Malaysian city of Johor Bahru is piloting 5G-enabled AI use cases under Malaysia’s Digital Ministry grant, focusing on real-world urban applications rather than policy concepts. Demonstration... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Abbott secures UPC injunction in diabetes monitoring device appeal against Chinese rival

April 20, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Europe

Abbott Diabetes Care has secured a UPC injunction against Sinocare’s GlucoMen iCan, with appeal judges overturning a refusal and finding indirect infringement and likely validity. Judges cited urgency, warning... (more story)

Japan IP court overturns JPO obviousness analysis in see-through screen patent case

April 17, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

Japan’s IP High Court overturned a Japan Patent Office decision rejecting Riken Technos’ patent application for a transparent projection-screen coating, saying the office had not shown why a skilled person wou... (more story)

Nvidia bid to dismiss authors' copyright claims faces skeptical US judge

April 17, 2026 | Amy Miller

North America

Nvidia’s bid to dismiss direct and contributory copyright infringement claims over using US authors’ works to train its AI models was met with skepticism by US District Judge Jon S. Tigar in Oakland, Californi... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

ENRC was 'had over a barrel' by banks over UK bribery probe, court told

April 20, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Asia, Europe

A criminal investigation into Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation by UK prosecutors led to it being had “over a barrel” by lenders, lawyers for the Kazakh miner have said as it opened a $290 million claim a... (more story)

States call on US CFPB to abandon staffing cuts

April 17, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Connecticut Attorney General William Tong announced that he's joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to scale back its plans to severely reduce... (more story)

US SEC’s Atkins’ testimony on enforcement appears ‘deeply misleading,’ Warren says

April 17, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

Senator Elizabeth Warren, the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee, expressed concern that US Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins deliberately misled lawmakers about declining enforcem... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Revised EU bank resolution rules issued in the Official Journal

April 20, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU’s revised bank crisis framework was published Monday in the bloc’s Official Journal, setting out reforms to strengthen deposit protection and bank resolution rules. Known as the Crisis Man... (more story)

Singapore pushes faster global AI-standards framework

April 20, 2026 | James Konstantin Galvez

Asia

Singapore is pushing for faster global AI governance by promoting earlier standard-setting and stronger testing frameworks, as officials warn standards must keep pace with rapid technological change. At an int... (more story)

Singapore proposes global standard for generative-AI testing

April 20, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Singapore has proposed a new international standard, ISO/IEC 42119-8, to establish consistent testing methodologies for generative AI systems, focusing on benchmarking and red teaming. The initia... (more story)

Trade View More

EU, Bangladesh pave way for cooperation agreement

April 20, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU and Bangladesh have started a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement to advance collaboration in areas such as trade,investment, energy and security, the European Commission said Monday. Th... (more story)

Legal assessment of EU-India trade deal should end by July, EU Commission says

April 20, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

Asia, Europe

The legal analysis of the EU-India free trade agreement, provisionally agreed by the European Commission and the Indian government on Jan. 27, is meant to be wrapped up by July, paving the way for the next ste... (more story)

EU must push for Mercosur deal's provisional application, German industry says

April 20, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU-Mercosur agreement is a "long-overdue signal" for the strategic capacity to act in the face of global competitors such as China and the United States, German industry representation BDI sa... (more story)

State Aid View More

HBOR can have Croatian capital injection, EU watchdog says

April 20, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Hrvatska Banka za Obnovu i Razvitak, a Croatian development bank, may receive a capital injection worth €411 million, the European Commission said on Monday, clearing the support under EU state a... (more story)

Romanian subsidy for nuclear power plant draws EU probe

April 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Romania's plan to grant €600 million and other benefits to state-owned Nuclearelectrica National Company, to refurbish the Cernavoda 1 nuclear reactor, has drawn an in-depth EU state aid probe.

Dutch money for coal plant operators isn't state aid, EU Commission says

April 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Compensation by the Dutch government to coal plant operators RWE Eemshaven Holding and Uniper Benelux for profit losses caused by a cap on CO2 emissions doesn't amount to state aid, the European ... (more story)

Energy View More

New Australian solicitor general warns of rise in climate-related legal actions

April 20, 2026 | Sean Maguire

Oceania

Australia's incoming Solicitor General Ruth Higgins has warned of a rise in climate-related legal actions against corporations stemming from an advisory opinion issued by the International Court of Justice las... (more story)

ICJ climate opinion may raise directors' duty of care, Australian legal report says

April 20, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: A legal opinion authored by Australia’s incoming Solicitor General Ruth Higgins and published Monday says an International Court of Justice advisory opinion on climate change is likely to influen... (more story)

EU's Russia sanctions still face Hungarian block; Iran shipping efforts ramp up

April 17, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

No breakthrough on the EU's 20th Russia sanctions plan is likely at a meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council next week despite the political transition in Hungary, an EU diplomat said on Friday. The package... (more story)

Technology View More

Apple falls short on DMA interoperability rules, software industry’s report says

April 20, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Apple retains broad discretion over interoperability, forcing developers into costly, slow and uncertain access processes, according to a report by Free Software Foundation Europe. Drawing on dev... (more story)

Philippines presses Meta for tougher, time-bound action on disinformation

April 20, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: The Philippines’ Department of Information and Communications Technology will meet with Meta Platforms to demand concrete, time-bound actions against online disinformation, warning stronger regul... (more story)

US DOJ adds personnel, appoints new counsel, deputy AAG for litigation

April 17, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

The US Department of Justice is making personnel changes to the Antitrust Division's senior leadership team, filling in some vacant positions following recent high-profile departures. The DOJ has appointed Ste... (more story)