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Antitrust
April 22, 2026 | Andrew Boyce
Europe
Financial Crime
April 22, 2026 | Martin Coyle
Europe
Financial Services
April 21, 2026 | Neil Roland
North America
Antitrust View More
April 22, 2026 | Lewis Crofts
Europe
Insurer Groupama told EU judges that “generic and benign” exchanges of information with competitors weren’t enough to warrant an antitrust sanction, in a dispute that could clarify what contacts with rivals fa... (more story)
April 22, 2026 | Simon Zekaria
Europe
A UK collective action against Microsoft, seeking damages over the company's cloud licensing operations, has been approved for trial by competition judges. Competition lawyer Maria Luisa Stasi heads a class of... (more story)
April 22, 2026 | Saloni Sinha
Oceania
KFC concluded it was cheaper to route debit transactions through Mastercard than through the Eftpos network, an Australian trial has heard. In a Federal Court hearing on Wednesday, KFC South Pacific financial ... (more story)
Artificial Intelligence View More
April 22, 2026 | Yonnex Li
Asia
Hong Kong is exploring the possibility of introducing dedicated artificial intelligence laws as part of a review of its legal framework, Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Sun Dong said Wednesda... (more story)
April 22, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: AI companies should work with the UK government to build AI-powered cyber defense capabilities, security minister Dan Jarvis is due to say at a cyber security conference on Wednesday, the governm... (more story)
April 22, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: Malaysia must accelerate preparations for quantum-era cybersecurity risks, with Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo warning that quantum computing could undermine existing encryption and threaten d... (more story)
Mergers and Acquisitions View More
April 22, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Belgian food maker Vandemoortele's buyout of French bakery products maker Délifrance is to undergo a deeper phase II antitrust probe in the UK after a period to resolve concerns expired. The Comp... (more story)
April 22, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: US investment fund Carlyle’s acquisition of the coatings business of Germany’s BASF; Honda Motor’s increase of its stake to 61 percent in automotive components maker Astemo; and TA Associates’ pu... (more story)
April 21, 2026 | Wesley Brown
North America
Charter Communications’ merger with Cox could boost competition and lower prices for consumers, according to testimony by economist Brian Keating and Charter executive Adam Falk. The two witnesses testified vi... (more story)
Data Privacy and Security View More
April 22, 2026 | Matthew Newman
Europe
EU regulators and companies are debating whether cookie consent rules should be changed so that users make choices at the browser level rather than being bombarded with consent banners and suffering from “cook... (more story)
April 22, 2026 | Hoa Dinh
Asia
Vietnam’s proposed revenue-based penalties for cross-border data transfers would bring its enforcement closer to global standards, but combined with strict procedural rules, they could make compliance more com... (more story)
April 22, 2026 | Sean Maguire
Oceania
2Apply, a rental technology platform operated by InspectRealEstate, has collected “excessive personal information” from millions of people in violation of Australian privacy laws, according to the privacy watc... (more story)
Intellectual Property View More
April 22, 2026 | Inbar Preiss
Europe
Former Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta has warned that fragmented financial, energy and digital systems are undermining the EU’s ability to innovate and compete globally. He urged deeper market integration... (more story)
April 22, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi
Asia
Japan’s push to align emissions reduction with economic growth rests heavily on scaling up innovation — but emerging evidence suggests the policy may be measuring the wrong thing.
April 22, 2026 | Nick Robertson
North America
A House bill that would guarantee the copyrights of building, fire safety and other standard codes was at the center of a contentious hearing Tuesday, with advocates for and against the measure debating the in... (more story)
Financial Crime View More
April 21, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld
North America
A US House of Representatives committee approved legislation that would deeply narrow the scope of an anti-money laundering law that required the beneficial owners of certain companies to identify themselves. ... (more story)
April 21, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: A US judge ruled that the government can take control of Boeing aircraft landing gear seized at Miami International Airport by US Customs and Border Protection due to allegations of sanctions violations.
April 21, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: An unnamed company which illegally transported luxury vehicles to Russia, in breach of EU sanctions, has been fined 20 million zloty, the equivalent of about $5.5 million, by Polish authorities o... (more story)
Financial Services View More
April 22, 2026 | Sofia Gerace
Europe
The UK government is moving ahead with plans to remove the Certification Regime from national financial regulations, amid concerns that it’s hindering economic growth. The finance ministry has said it will int... (more story)
April 22, 2026 | Fanny Roux
Europe
The European Commission has suggested that EU finance ministers hold closed-door discussions on contentious market supervision reforms to enable frank political debate, MLex understands. While transparency rul... (more story)
April 22, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The UK is adding greater flexibility to the rules for senior managers in financial services by giving firms more time to submit senior manager applications when there has been an unexpected chang... (more story)
Trade View More
April 22, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello
Europe
An overhaul of the EU’s public procurement rules is set to begin in July, according to a European Commission document, preceded by an orientation debate among commissioners in June. The review would seek to si... (more story)
April 22, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Punitive dumping tariffs of up to 39 percent in place on imports of grain-oriented flat-rolled products of silicon-electrical steel, or GOES, from China, Japan, South Korea, Russia and the US are... (more story)
April 21, 2026 | Bradley Dress
North America
US chassis producers on Tuesday urged the International Trade Commission for a final injury finding against Mexican, Vietnamese and Thai subject imports that they said brought sales to a standstill, pushing ba... (more story)
State Aid View More
April 21, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The China Chamber of Commerce to the EU has criticized the removal of a Chinese subcontractor from a consortium bid for works on the Lisbon metro system, saying the company didn't make a critical... (more story)
April 21, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: France has won EU approval for a program worth €300 million to cover advisory services to businesses processing, producing and selling agricultural products. To receive the support, the services ... (more story)
April 21, 2026 | Lewis Crofts
Europe
Polish company PESA will replace a Chinese subcontractor in a consortium bid to extend the Lisbon metro after the European Commission intervened under its rules policing the impact of state support from non-EU... (more story)
Energy View More
April 22, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The European Commission on Wednesday unveiled a package of measures to address rising energy costs driven by tensions in the Middle East. The plan combines emergency support for households and in... (more story)
April 21, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: EU member states on Tuesday called for urgent action through foreign and security policy to strengthen resilience against climate, environmental and energy security threats. They highlighted the ... (more story)
April 21, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Price caps and tax cuts to offset higher energy costs risk distorting market signals and weakening incentives to reduce consumption, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Mond... (more story)
Technology View More
April 22, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: An expert panel under Japan’s telecom regulator on Wednesday proposed considering regulations on social media platforms to protect younger users from mental health risks, harmful content and its ... (more story)
April 21, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: A California federal judge published a list of topics on which he wants Epic Games and Google to present testimony and evidence at a second hearing over the companies' proposed changes to an inju... (more story)
April 21, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo
Europe
TikTok, Meta and Roblox defended their measures to limit children’s screentime before UK lawmakers on Tuesday, arguing further rules should apply across all online services and be evidence-based. The companies... (more story)