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Doorway to the HQ of the UK Competition & Markets Authority in London

Antitrust, DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

May 13, 2026 | Jon Menon

Europe

Overhaul of UK CMA's panel system outlined in Competition Reform Bill

Trade

May 12, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

COVID vaccine precursor chemicals need trade relief, US producer says

Antitrust View More

Brazil's CADE approves settlement in Eurovia-J Carneiro gun-jumping case

May 13, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Latin America

The Tribunal of the Administrative Council for Economic Defense settled a gun-jumping case over Eurovia's acquisition of a dealership owned by J Carneiro. Both parties are set to pay 308,407,19 reais ($62,500)... (more story)

Litigation funding harmed by lack of UK legislative action, Winward head says

May 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The litigation funding industry in the UK is harmed by a lack of legislative action, the head of funder Winward Litigation Finance said following a ceremonial speech on Wednesday by King Charles ... (more story)

Ticket tout draft bill to tackle predatory prices outlined in UK

May 13, 2026 | Jon Menon

Europe

A draft bill to tackle ticket touts that would empower the UK competition watchdog to impose hefty fines on wrongdoers will be published for pre-legislative scrutiny, the government said, as part of plans to e... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Colorado Governor Polis praises 'nation-leading' AI bill, pledges to sign

May 13, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: A spokesperson for Colorado Governor Jared Polis said he looks forward to signing SB26-189, an anti-discrimination bill targeting algorithmic decision-making tools that will replace the state's b... (more story)

Copyright-AI licensing, remuneration, deepfakes, online piracy open for input in EU

May 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission is seeking input on whether EU copyright and AI rules are sufficient to support licensing and enforcement in the generative AI market, ahead of a possible targeted legisla... (more story)

UK businesses to get sandboxes, growth duty expands under regulatory reform bill

May 13, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

UK businesses can expect regulators to be given stronger duties to support economic growth and new powers to temporarily relax rules for testing AI under legislation announced Wednesday. The proposed Regulatin... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Charter, Cox proposed settlement filing schedule opposed by Media Alliance

May 13, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Media Alliance opposes the proposed settlement filing timeline submitted by Charter and Cox, according to a filing with the California Public Utilities Commission. The nonprofit argues that Chart... (more story)

UK govt eyes competition, financial sector, regulatory reforms in list of new laws

May 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK government announced a raft of new legislation on Wednesday, revealing plans for 37 bills in the coming session of Parliament, many to help boost economic growth. They include a Competitio... (more story)

EU rejects referral of Vanderlande-Siemens Logistics baggage handling deal

May 13, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

Europe

The EU’s merger regulator has declined to review Vanderlande's €300 million takeover of Siemens Logistics, saying it wouldn’t be “appropriate” to investigate a transaction that was implemented more than one ye... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Irish parliamentary committee urges stronger online safety rules

May 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: An Irish parliamentary committee has called for stronger regulation of online platforms, including safer recommender systems, privacy-preserving age assurance and tougher enforcement mechanisms, ... (more story)

Platforms on notice for new UK offenses to counter violent content online

May 13, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

Online platforms are on notice for new UK criminal offenses to be created to tackle harmful and violent content under proposed legislation announced by the government on Wednesday. A proposed National Security... (more story)

US senators celebrate OpenAI endorsement for KOSA

May 13, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Senators Marsha Blackburn and Richard Blumenthal celebrated the new endorsement from OpenAI for their Kids Online Safety Act, which would regulate various design features on social media platf... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Federal Circuit ruling highlights growing role of redesigns at USITC

May 13, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

North America

Bissell Inc. this week failed to enlarge an import ban against a Chinese rival when an appeals court said firmware updates to accused wet-dry vacuums meant they no longer infringe battery charging claims of tw... (more story)

Nokia judgment turns attention to arbitration in SEP licensing disputes

May 13, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

The prospect of settling standard-essential patent disputes by arbitration rather than litigation has received a boost with a UK appeal court ruling that Nokia’s offer of SEP licensing negotiations through arb... (more story)

China's top court reverses trademark-damages rulings in glass sealant retrial

May 13, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

When both parties lawfully hold registered trademarks, infringement shouldn’t be determined solely by registration priority or similarity between the marks, China’s top court ruled, saying the key question is ... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Fugitive 1MDB fraud mastermind Low asks Trump for US pardon

May 13, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Jho Low, the reputed mastermind of the multibillion-dollar fraud and embezzlement of the Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1MDB, asked President Donald Trump for a pardon, MLex has confirmed. Low is a fugitive f... (more story)

Eight convicted over insider trading of Pagero shares in Sweden

May 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Eight individuals have been convicted of insider-trading offenses linked to the shares of Swedish software company Pagero Group. Judges at Stockholm's District Court sent four individuals to pris... (more story)

UK plan for complex fraud trials without juries set out in courts reform bill

May 13, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

Controversial but widely expected plans to overhaul the UK’s justice system that will include complex fraud cases being heard without juries have been formally set out in the government’s latest legislative ag... (more story)

Financial Services View More

EU Parliament securitization deal risks challenge in full assembly

May 13, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Europe

Some European Parliament lawmakers who opposed the securitization reform in committee on May 5 are considering requesting a vote on the negotiating mandate in the full assembly next week, MLex has learned. But... (more story)

UK plans legislation to streamline financial services regulation

May 13, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

The UK government has announced plans for legislation to consolidate the regulatory framework for financial services so firms deal with fewer overlapping watchdogs, have clearer accountability, and benefit fro... (more story)

Don't ease subsidiary capital requirements in EU bank plan, 13 countries say

May 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU's plans for boosting bank competitiveness should simplify the legal framework and take non-prudential factors into account, rather than supporting free flow of capital and liquidity in cro... (more story)

Trade View More

Ruling against US Section 122 tariffs temporarily blocked by appeals court

May 13, 2026 | Zack Budryk

North America

A federal appeals court sided partially with the US government Tuesday, temporarily blocking a lower court’s ruling that the government’s use of Section 122 to impose tariffs was unlawful.

EU says committed to pragmatic enforcement of planned methane emissions rules

May 13, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

The EU has said it is committed to a pragmatic approach to its planned law on methane emissions from the extraction of gas and oil that is imported into the bloc after a document suggested penalties for breach... (more story)

US Commerce initiates dumping, subsidy investigation into COVID-19 chemicals

May 13, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Commerce Department initiated an antidumping and antisubsidy investigation into tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane (Tris) imports from China. The chemicals are key inputs for vaccines and dia... (more story)

State Aid View More

EU Commission, Carpatair told to cover costs in airport state aid dispute

May 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Carpatair and the European Commission have been told by an EU court to cover their own legal costs following a mixed ruling in long-running state aid dispute. Following a legal challenge from Car... (more story)

UK regulators lack clarity on growth mandate, lawmakers say in push for reform bill

May 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: UK regulators risk failing to meet the government’s demand that they support economic growth because of unclear guidance, legislative constraints and competing statutory duties, a parliamentary c... (more story)

UK plans legislation to nationalize British Steel

May 11, 2026 | Jon Menon

Europe

The UK will have the power to bring British Steel under public ownership, subject to public interest tests, under new legislation to be set out this week. The public interest test would consider factors includ... (more story)

Energy View More

Energy industry urges EU to delay methane rules amid supply concerns

May 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Energy companies and industry groups including BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, TotalEnergies and Eurogas have urged EU energy ministers to amend and delay the EU Methane Regulation, warning it could thr... (more story)

EU urges countries to fast-track energy-saving measures in new catalogue

May 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has highlighted national measures that are ready for wider rollout across the EU to tackle the energy crisis. These include heat pumps, smart meters, flexible electricity ... (more story)

Nordic businesses urge EU leaders to preserve strong carbon market rules

May 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Nordic companies — including Volvo, Scania, Electrolux, Nokia and Vattenfall — have called on EU leaders to preserve a strong and predictable EU Emissions Trading System, warning that investor co... (more story)

Technology View More

Amazon EU loses appeal against France’s minimum book shipping fee at French court

May 13, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Europe

Amazon EU has lost its appeal against France’s minimum shipping fee for books at the country’s highest administrative court, which ruled the measure was justified by its goal of protecting cultural diversity a... (more story)

Amazon loses appeal against France’s minimum delivery fee for online book sales

May 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: France’s highest administrative court has rejected Amazon EU’s challenge against France’s minimum delivery fee for online book sales, upholding rules requiring retailers to charge at least €3 for... (more story)

Two porn sites subject to UK age-checks compliance investigation

May 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Two pornography websites are under investigation by UK regulator Ofcom, over their compliance with age-check rules under the Online Safety Act. The probes into the providers of pimpbunny.com and ... (more story)