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Antitrust, Technology
March 20, 2026 | Chris May
North America
Financial Crime
March 19, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld and Martin Coyle
Europe, North America
Artificial Intelligence, Energy
March 19, 2026 | Emma Whitford
North America
Antitrust View More
March 20, 2026 | Jon Menon
Europe
A fast-track regulatory study into the UK heating oil retail market has been launched amid concerns over rising prices and the potential for some suppliers to exploit the volatility caused by the conflict in t... (more story)
March 20, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Limited liability company “SS” has been fined more than €186,780 for abusing its dominant position in the market for online classified advertising services. Latvia's antitrust enforcer said this ... (more story)
March 20, 2026 | Nicholas Hirst and Lewis Crofts
Europe
In a slew of new probes, the EU antitrust watchdog’s AI strategy is taking shape, targeting key pressure points in emerging ecosystems. The wide-ranging scrutiny of cloud power, data access and chatbot distrib... (more story)
Artificial Intelligence View More
March 20, 2026 | Jenny Lee
Asia
South Korea’s National Assembly on Friday approved legislation to create a new Public Prosecution Office, marking a decisive step in the Lee Jae Myung administration’s plan to dismantle the existing prosecutio... (more story)
March 20, 2026
Asia
MLex summary: The Monetary Authority of Singapore has concluded phase two of Project MindForge, resulting in an artificial intelligence risk management toolkit for financial institutions. Developed with 24 ind... (more story)
March 20, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: An unidentified company in Sanya, on China’s Hainan Island, has been summoned by the city-level internet regulator for failing to meet core responsibilities tied to algorithmic security, creating... (more story)
Mergers and Acquisitions View More
March 20, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Thermo Fisher Scientific has secured EU merger approval to acquire sole control of Clario, the European Commission said Friday. The watchdog's probe focused on clinical research organization serv... (more story)
March 20, 2026 | Karoline Del Vecchio
Europe
French companies Eiffage, Dalkia and RATP Solutions Ville plus the city of Paris have won European Commission merger and foreign-subsidy approvals to create a semi-public company in charge of the Paris distric... (more story)
March 20, 2026 | Andrew Boyce
Europe
UPM and Sappi have filed their plans to merge their graphic paper businesses in a €1.42 billion joint venture for EU approval. The European Commission has set an April 28 deadline to decide on the deal, which ... (more story)
Data Privacy and Security View More
March 20, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Google, Microsoft, LinkedIn, Snapchat, Meta Platforms, and TikTok have told EU lawmakers that temporary rules that allow them to voluntarily detect child sexual abuse material, or CSAM, must be e... (more story)
March 20, 2026 | Saloni Sinha
Oceania
Medibank Private has failed in its application for leave to appeal an Australian court decision ordering the release of Deloitte reports commissioned after its 2022 data breach. At a Federal Court hearing on F... (more story)
March 20, 2026 | Madeline Hughes, Maria Dinzeo
North America
A Meta Platforms child safety policy executive defended on Thursday the company’s flood of child sexual abuse material reports to law enforcement as a result of federal legal mandates, pushing back on testimon... (more story)
Intellectual Property View More
March 20, 2026 | MLex Staff
Asia
Chinese electronic-components maker Shenzhen Sunlord Electronics has gained ground in its long-running patent dispute with Japan’s Murata Manufacturing, securing a fresh round of favorable decisions invalidati... (more story)
March 19, 2026 | Nick Robertson
North America
US Patent and Trademark Office commissioners said at an IP conference Thursday that the office will begin deploying prior art search and pre-examination AI tools to patent and trademark examiners in the coming... (more story)
March 19, 2026 | Inbar Preiss, Charlotte Westphal and Anna Lauwereys
Europe
This week, the Unified Patent Court saw key rulings on infringement, fair licensing defenses in standard essential patent disputes, and jurisdiction clarifications. Judges also issued rulings on procedural rul... (more story)
Financial Crime View More
March 20, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The UK's Serious Fraud Office will host a London conference with France’s Parquet National Financier and Switzerland’s Office of the Attorney General, which will focus on economic crime in May. T... (more story)
March 19, 2026 | Neil Roland
North America
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Major League Baseball said they signed an information-sharing memorandum of understanding related to growing prediction markets, aimed at protecting the integrit... (more story)
March 19, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: The US Justice Department announced a resolution of a foreign bribery investigation into Balt SAS, a medical device company based in France, relating to an alleged scheme to pay bribes to a physi... (more story)
Financial Services View More
March 20, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The UK financial sector must be ready for the behavioral shifts driven by consumers' increased use of technology, including AI, the Financial Conduct Authority has said. “As technology makes peop... (more story)
March 20, 2026 | Fanny Roux
Europe
The European Commission will present its highly anticipated report on EU banking competitiveness this summer, President Ursula von der Leyen said early Friday. The financial sector widely expected the report t... (more story)
March 19, 2026 | Fanny Roux
Europe
EU leaders have agreed to aim to get centralized capital markets supervision and other key competitiveness-focused financial reforms passed this year, setting strict deadlines to apply political pressure on re... (more story)
Trade View More
March 20, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet
Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, Oceania
Trade ministers from the 166 World Trade Organization member countries, who will meet next week, should discuss changing the organization's decision-making process to be able to make decisions faster, accordin... (more story)
March 20, 2026 | Louis de Briant
Europe
EU leaders on Thursday agreed targeted flexibilities for the Emissions Trading System — including changes to free allocations and price controls — while stopping short of a structural overhaul. The European Co... (more story)
March 20, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet
Europe
EU leaders want to see a deal on the bloc's clean industry plan, the Industrial Accelerator Act, agreed by the end of 2026. They highlighted the importance of “establishing a targeted and proportionate ‘Europe... (more story)
State Aid View More
March 19, 2026 | Lewis Crofts
Europe
Marc van der Woude, the president of the EU’s lower-tier General Court, is set to leave the judiciary this autumn, MLex has learned. His resignation will take effect on Sept. 15 and is for personal reasons, a ... (more story)
March 19, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: National governments are set to propose a set of actions to ensure the bloc remains "highly competitive," according to a draft statement obtained by MLex, to be adopted at a summit today. The act... (more story)
March 19, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: The Japanese Cabinet on Thursday approved a bill to amend the Economic Security Promotion Act for submission to parliament. The bill would add services to ensure the stable supply of critical goo... (more story)
Energy View More
March 20, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The European Commission is seeking input to help shape the EU's legal framework for renewable energy for the next decade. The initiative aims to ensure Europe meets its climate goals and to secur... (more story)
March 19, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Oil supply to the EU remains stable despite disruptions in the Middle East, the European Commission said after an oil coordination group meeting with EU countries on Thursday. Officials flagged c... (more story)
March 19, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: A review of the EU emissions trading system is necessary to protect competitiveness as aviation decarbonizes, the International Air Transport Association said on Thursday. The current framework r... (more story)
Technology View More
March 20, 2026 | Khushita Vasant
North America
US antitrust enforcement is obligated to think about competition across all facets and parameters, a senior Federal Trade Commission official said Thursday as he called out the defense bar for being strategic ... (more story)
March 19, 2026 | Khushita Vasant
North America
The acting antitrust chief for the US Department of Justice said Thursday he isn't looking to "break stuff" and destroy companies while enforcing the antitrust laws, saying he enjoys meeting with C-Suite execu... (more story)
March 19, 2026 | Khushita Vasant
North America
Allegations that Apple and Google are creating bottlenecks which potentially threaten innovation in the ongoing artificial intelligence development race constitute a concern that warrants more scrutiny, US Fed... (more story)