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Antitrust

November 27, 2025 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Latin America

Heineken accuses Ambev of breaching Brazilian antitrust agreement
Map of Europe in jigsaw form

Trade

November 27, 2025 | Oscar Pandiello

Europe

Nine cities bidding to host new EU Customs Authority (update*)

Antitrust, Artificial Intelligence

November 26, 2025 | Alex Wilts

North America

RealPage sues New York over algorithmic pricing law

Antitrust View More

Doctolib's fine in France for purchase of rival raises antitrust policy questions

November 28, 2025 | Jean Comte

Europe

The French competition watchdog's decision to fine Doctolib, the leading online medical appointment booking platform, over its acquisition of a rival seven years ago is raising questions about where the line i... (more story)

Hong Kong agency targets bid-rigging network as deadly fire fuels scrutiny

November 28, 2025 | Yonnex Li

Asia

Hong Kong's antitrust regulator said Friday it has identified potential bid-rigging syndicates operating across the city's property maintenance sector. The disclosure comes as the deadly fire in Tai Po throws ... (more story)

Experts reject cartel theory in Indonesia online lenders' rate-cap agreement

November 28, 2025 | Roffie Kuniawan

Asia

Nearly 100 online lenders in Indonesia acted lawfully when they agreed to set a daily interest-rate ceiling of 0.8 percent, economists and state-administration experts told competition judges, arguing the move... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Beijing signals tougher AI, cybersecurity enforcement as amended law nears

November 28, 2025 | MLex Staff

Asia

Beijing will tighten oversight of artificial intelligence and other fast-moving technologies under its newly amended Cybersecurity Law, a senior internet official said Friday, with additional plans to strength... (more story)

Nearly 90% of top South Korean firms use AI in personnel management

November 28, 2025

Asia

MLex Summary: A recent survey of 500 major South Korean companies found that nearly 90 percent of the nation's leading firms use artificial-intelligence tools, either officially or unofficially, in human resou... (more story)

South Korea, EU discuss stronger ties in AI, chip, mobility, battery sectors

November 28, 2025

Asia, Europe

MLex Summary: South Korea and the EU have agreed to expand cooperation in advanced technology and industry fields such as semiconductors, artificial intelligence, future mobility, and batteries. The agreement ... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Beacon Rail-Eversholt merger probe starts in UK

November 28, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK merger regulator has said it is formally starting its initial probe of Beacon Rail Lux Holdings’ planned acquisition of passenger and freight rolling stock company Eversholt UK Rails. The ... (more story)

Vandemoortele offers EU concessions over Délifrance deal

November 28, 2025 | Andrew Boyce

Europe

Belgian food manufacturer Vandemoortele has offered to amend its plan to buy frozen bakery products maker Délifrance, in a bid to address EU competition concerns. The European Commission has extended its deadl... (more story)

Naver Financial, Dunamu file merger plans with South Korean antitrust regulator

November 28, 2025

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea’s antitrust regulator said it received a merger filing from Naver Financial and Dunamu on Friday and has begun its review. The merger filing comes a day after South Korean tech giant ... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Italy's Humanitas Mirasole fined €70,000 for breaching EU’s data rules

November 28, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The clinical research center Humanitas Mirasole was fined €70,000 for violating the EU’s GDPR data protection rules, the Italian Data Protection Authority said on Friday in a statement dated Oct.... (more story)

South Korea probes Upbit hack, eyes North Korea's Lazarus Group

November 28, 2025 | Jenny Lee

Asia

South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Upbit is facing parallel on-site inspections from South Korea’s financial and cybersecurity authorities following a 44.5 billion won ($30.2 million) hack that auth... (more story)

Japan's Asahi Group says ransomware attack 'sophisticated, exceeded expectations'

November 28, 2025 | Jeyup S Kwaak

Asia

Asahi Group Holdings in its first press conference since the debilitating September ransomware attacks defended its existing systems as having “necessary and sufficient cybersecurity measures." The attacks tha... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

US Supreme Court set to hear $1bn Cox copyright verdict in online piracy case

November 28, 2025 | Nick Robertson

North America

Cox Communications and Sony Music Entertainment will face off before the US Supreme Court on Monday over whether internet service providers can be held liable for contributory and vicarious copyright infringem... (more story)

This week at the UPC: Nov. 21-27

November 27, 2025 | Charlotte Westphal and Inbar Preiss

Europe

The UPC clarified its test for inventive step this week, as the Court of Appeal restored Amgen’s cholesterol-related patent and upheld Edwards’ heart valve patent. The court also issued rulings on preliminary ... (more story)

UK Intellectual Property Office reforms cause patent publishing delays

November 27, 2025 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

The UK Intellectual Property Office, or IPO, may be forced to delay the publishing of some patents by up to three months as it implements new systems. The authority has been forced to apologize to an industry ... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Morgan Stanley fined €101m over Dutch tax evasion scheme

November 27, 2025 | Martin Coyle

Europe

Morgan Stanley units in London and Amsterdam have been fined a total of €101 million ($117 million) by the Dutch financial crime agency for tax evasion related to dividends from shares.

Online platforms in UK should strengthen fraud measures, advisory body says

November 27, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Online platforms operating in the UK should deliver more granular data on financial harms, strengthen protections for children and teenagers exposed to fraud, and support evaluations of the law's... (more story)

UK tax agency given 'strengthened' whistleblower reward program

November 26, 2025 | Martin Coyle

Europe

Whistleblowers who report tax fraud to the UK authorities now have a formal reward program, the government has said. The tax authority has been able to use its discretion to reward informants, but the governme... (more story)

Financial Services View More

UK updates list of systemically important financial institutions

November 28, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The Bank of England has published its 2025 update on systemically important financial institutions. It identified HSBC, Standard Chartered, Barclays as globally systemically important, in line wi... (more story)

UK credit unions' risk management in prudential watchdog's focus in 2026

November 28, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK Prudential Regulation Authority will include a focus on risk management in its assessment of credit unions in 2026. The watchdog said in a letter to credit unions on Friday that operationa... (more story)

UK financial inclusion strategy comes under lawmakers' scrutiny

November 28, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK Treasury committee has opened an inquiry into the government's financial inclusion strategy. The committee, responsible for overseeing the work of the ministry and financial regulators, sa... (more story)

Trade View More

EU-US trade deal implementation instruments endorsed by bloc’s governments

November 28, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: US companies exporting industrial goods, seafood and certain farm goods to the EU would gain improved market access under two draft regulations endorsed by national governments on Friday. The Cou... (more story)

EU dumping duties on Chinese ironing boards remain in place

November 28, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Imports of ironing boards from China into the European Union will continue to be subject to  dumping duties of up to 42.3 percent, the European Commission said Friday. The decision follows an exp... (more story)

Chinese alkyl phosphonic acids subject to registration at EU borders

November 28, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Imports of alkyl phosphonic acids and their sodium salts from China into the European Union will be subject to registration by customs authorities, the European Commission said Friday. The step w... (more story)

State Aid View More

New methodology for Latvian loan-guarantee premiums approved by EU Commission

November 28, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Latvia's methodology for calculating guarantee premiums on new loans to large enterprises has been approved, the European Commission said Friday. It is meant to establish fair and market-oriented... (more story)

Latvia's €70m aid plan for agriculture wins EU approval

November 28, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Latvia has secured approval for its plans to grant around €70 million in state aid support to boost investments in companies active in primary agricultural production. The measure, meant to rende... (more story)

Amazon, Fiat see EU issue more details in closed state aid probes of tax rulings

November 28, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Amazon and Fiat on Friday saw the European Commission issue the texts of last year's decisions by which it closed in-depth state aid investigations into the companies' tax treatment in Luxembourg... (more story)

Energy View More

EU plans to reinforce carbon system stability with market reserve amendment

November 27, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: A targeted amendment to the market stability reserve rules for the EU’s new emissions trading system for road transport and buildings was proposed on Thursday. The European Commission plan implem... (more story)

EU commission mishandled urgent sustainability simplification rules, Ombudswoman says

November 27, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The Ombudswoman Teresa Anjinho found maladministration in the European Commission’s handling of its urgent legislative package to simplify sustainability rules for companies, dubbed Omnibus I. Sh... (more story)

Skouris set to chair EU judges' vetting committee

November 27, 2025 | Jean Comte

Europe

Vassilios Skouris is set to be appointed president of the seven-strong committee tasked with evaluating candidates for EU judges positions, according to a document seen by MLex. The consultative body, whose op... (more story)

Technology View More

South Korea taps Yonsei law professor to lead communications regulator

November 28, 2025

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea’s Presidential Office has nominated Kim Jong-cheol, a 59-year-old law professor at Yonsei University, as the new chairman of the Korea Media and Communications Commission. It has also... (more story)

UK telecom price rules face review as regulator pressed on mid-contract hikes

November 27, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

UK telecom price rules introduced in January could be revisited after ministers asked the communications regulator to review how transparency duties are working and whether the 30-day notice period gives custo... (more story)

UK telecoms firms and regulator challenged by government on price increases

November 27, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: UK telecom providers were urged on Thursday to rule out mid-contract price increases beyond what customers agreed, as the finance and tech ministers wrote to company chiefs calling for clearer pr... (more story)