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Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation

EU’s ‘Made in Europe’ procurement push fueling fears of a fragmented rulebook

US, China take steps to stabilize relations with new Board of Trade

Faster merger cases, tighter pleadings: Van der Woude’s hopes for EU court

Euronews owner’s Adria deal tests EU Media Board’s reach beyond the bloc

Xi calls for US-China AI cooperation, human control over technology

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Gautam Adani

Financial Crime

September 29, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Asia, North America

US judge appointed himself ‘super-prosecutor’ in Adani case, DOJ says
A boy looking at social media applications on a smartphone.

Data Privacy and Security, Technology

September 28, 2026 | Xu Yuan

North America

TikTok's Alabama settlement shows social media industry openness to change
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei.

Artificial Intelligence

September 28, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

Anthropic finding by US court expands risk considerations for contractors
US judge appointed himself ‘super-prosecutor’ in Adani case, DOJ says
TikTok's Alabama settlement shows social media industry openness to change
Anthropic finding by US court expands risk considerations for contractors

Antitrust View More

US states ‘holding the line’ on antitrust need more resources, Calif. official says

September 29, 2026 | Alex Wilts

Europe, North America

US states are expanding their tools and strategies as they take on a larger role in antitrust enforcement, but they still need more resources, a top California official said Tuesday.

RealPage gets preliminary injunction against New York rent-setting ban

September 29, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: RealPage's motion for a preliminary injunction against New York's ban on algorithmic rent-setting tools has been granted by a New York federal judge, who also denied New York Attorney General Let... (more story)

Celgene, Teva, others must face US antitrust claims over Revlimid, judge rules

September 29, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Celgene, Teva, AbbVie and other companies failed to dismiss US claims that they conspired to illegally monopolize the market for Revlimid. District Judge Michae l E. Farbiarz denied the motion, f... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Trump releases self-regulatory accord for frontier AI models

September 29, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: President Donald Trump and a group of frontier AI companies have signed the White House Accord on Superintelligence Joint Commitment on Frontier SI Responsibilities, using Trump's preferred "Supe... (more story)

Trump signs 'Super Intelligence' executive order to replace 'AI' in government use

September 29, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US President Donald Trump signed an executive order declaring that the executive branch of the US federal government must change its nomenclature around artificial intelligence to instead call it... (more story)

US should treat AI datasets as economic assets, IPO panelists say

September 29, 2026 | Steve Scherer

Asia, North America

The US should recognize datasets as commercial assets or risk falling behind China in developing AI, IP specialists said. China’s registration framework can help businesses document their control of data, prot... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Brazil TV broadcasters back FFU arrangement in CADE review

September 29, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Latin America

Traditional television networks came out in favor of collective negotiation of broadcasting rights for soccer matches in Brazil, arguing it centralizes negotiations with a single counterparty and avoids fragme... (more story)

ICE, MarketAxess pull and refile HSR notification, set up Oct. 29 expiry

September 29, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Intercontinental Exchange and MarketAxess Holdings both pulled their respective Hart-Scott-Rodino Act premerger notifications with the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission on Sept. ... (more story)

Patrick Industries expects US DOJ response to LCI deal around Oct. 9

September 29, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Patrick Industries Chief Executive Officer Andy Nemeth said the company expects a formal response, if any, from the US Department of Justice on or around Oct. 9 in relation to the acquisition of ... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

US firms must move ‘deliberately’ with AI payments development, Waller says

September 29, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

The US finance industry must move carefully with developing artificial intelligence in payments due to an “asymmetry” in threat actors’ potential exploitation of vulnerabilities and the cybersecurity defense a... (more story)

EU child abuse talks advance on public content searches; nonpublic detection unresolved

September 29, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Europe

EU negotiators tentatively agreed Tuesday on rules for online providers to search publicly accessible content for child sexual abuse material, but left detection orders for nonpublic content unresolved, MLex u... (more story)

Meta rejects $1.1bn in damages sought by plaintiffs in US Flo privacy lawsuit

September 29, 2026 | Xu Yuan

North America

Meta Platforms asked a US federal court to turn down a request by plaintiffs in the Flo Health privacy lawsuit for an award of $1.1 billion in damages, without more to be sought later, after the company was fo... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

USPTO's Squires weighs returning decisions on patent review merits to PTAB panels

September 29, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

North America

US Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires said Tuesday he is considering returning decisions on the merits of patent review petitions to Patent Trial and Appeal Board panels while retaining control ... (more story)

Disney antitrust claims over InterDigital patent practices stayed in US

September 29, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

North America

InterDigital won a stay of antitrust claims by Disney on Tuesday, with the pause tied to a separate California patent lawsuit by Dolby Laboratories and two affiliates. Although denying dismissal, Judge Maryell... (more story)

First US appellate finding on fair use for AI training favors copyright holders

September 29, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

In a win for Thomson Reuters in the age of artificial intelligence, a panel on the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed a lower court’s finding that ROSS Intelligence’s copying of Thomson Reuters... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Petroperu denies US corruption allegations after TV news report on law firm probe

September 29, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Petroperu, the Peruvian state-controlled energy company, said in a statement made in response to a TV news report that an investigation carried out by law firm Paul Hastings found no evidence of ... (more story)

Iranian airline, Russian companies sanctioned by US for military procurement

September 29, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Following the one-year anniversary of the reimposition of the United Nations sanctions and restrictive measures on Iran, the US State Department sanctioned an Iran-based entity and two Russia-bas... (more story)

Iranian military procurement networks sanctioned by US

September 29, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Under Operation Economic Outcast, the US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned 10 individuals and entities in multiple jurisdictions that have procured weapons ... (more story)

Financial Services View More

US Fed, FDIC find no shortcomings in 'living wills' from 15 banks with over $250bn

September 29, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Federal Reserve and the US Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. found no shortcomings in resolution plans submitted in October 2025 by 15 banks with over $250 billion in assets, according to a ... (more story)

Govts, lawmakers agree key aspects of EU securitization capital rules reform

September 29, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Europe

EU governments and lawmakers have agreed key provisions of a plan to revitalize the bloc's securitization market, paving the way for a possible deal on the reform as a whole at their next negotiating meeting o... (more story)

Key EU lawmaker Heinäluoma reverses course on EU-level asset manager supervision

September 29, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Europe

Centralized supervision of asset managers was ultimately not included in a compromise proposed by key EU lawmaker Eero Heinäluoma on the Market Integration and Supervision Package, a draft obtained by MLex sho... (more story)

Trade View More

US chromium trioxide industry's difficulties ‘self-inflicted,’ Turkish producer says

September 29, 2026 | Eliana Hubacker

North America

Turkish manufacturer Şişecam told the US International Trade Commission that import duties on chromium trioxide imports would be inappropriate and that difficulties plaguing the US industry are self-inflicted.

EU Commission examines one-year delay to methane import reporting rules, Jørgensen says

September 29, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

The European Commission is considering delaying EU methane import reporting requirements by one year, Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen said Tuesday. Any postponement would be conditional on member states usin... (more story)

EU oil supply is stable despite high diesel, jet fuel prices, task force says

September 29, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU oil supplies remain stable despite high diesel and jet fuel prices and tight global markets, with European refineries running near maximum capacity, interested parties said on Tuesday. Commerc... (more story)

State Aid View More

Spielkisten takes EU decision on German aid to WestSpiel to EU court

September 28, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Spielkisten, an operator of gaming halls in Germany, has filed an appeal at the EU General Court, challenging an earlier decision by the European Commission on German support to casino operator W... (more story)

Swedbank’s levy reduction prompts EU court questions

September 28, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A Latvian court has requested guidance from EU judges regarding whether a decision to reduce a lender's "solidarity contribution" should be understood as state aid. The issue relates to lender Sw... (more story)

EU foreign subsidies rules to get technical amendments in Q1 2027, document shows

September 24, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU's framework to probe and counter market distortions caused by foreign subsidies is due to be amended by the European Commission in the first quarter of 2027, the readout of a meeting with ... (more story)

Energy View More

Austria pushing for more leeway in EU carbon market revision, policy note shows

September 28, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

Austria, which has called for more flexibility in the EU's decarbonization plans with four other countries, wants certain industries to continue to get free permits to cover their carbon emissions beyond a pro... (more story)

EU gas supplies remain stable despite lower storage levels ahead of winter, task force says

September 25, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU gas supplies remain stable despite storage levels being lower than historical averages, as the bloc prepares for winter, the EU task force on gas said on Friday. Gas deliveries to households a... (more story)

EU countries told to include decarbonized gas market rules within two months

September 25, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: All EU countries except Italy, which has already done so, must include the bloc's rules on the hydrogen and decarbonized gas market in their national laws within two months or face possible disci... (more story)

Technology View More

Former US DOJ antitrust chief Slater heads to White & Case

September 29, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

Gail Slater, former assistant attorney general at the US Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division, is heading to the law firm White & Case as a partner in the Washington, DC, office, MLex has learned.  Slate... (more story)

Child safety regulation for AI chatbots expected in 12 months, UK minister says

September 29, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

New UK rules around the use of AI chatbots for under-18s are expected to be finalized "by this time next year," a government minister said at an event on Tuesday. Speaking at the Labour Party conference, media... (more story)

TikTok, Meta child safety measures agreed in US to be assessed by UK lawmakers

September 29, 2026 | Imogen Howse

Europe

The child safety measures agreed by social media companies TikTok and Meta Platforms in recent US court settlements will be assessed by UK lawmakers, Barbara Keeley, the chair of a parliamentary inquiry into U... (more story)