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Financial Crime
January 28, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld and Martin Coyle
Europe, North America
Data Privacy and Security
January 28, 2026 | Mike Swift
North America
Data Privacy and Security
January 28, 2026 | Madeline Hughes
North America
Antitrust View More
January 29, 2026 | Jon Menon
Europe
An investigation into suspected bid-rigging relating to the supply of roofing and other building services for schools is widening beyond the original scope of the probe and will include more parties, the UK an... (more story)
January 29, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: An investigation into suspected bid-rigging relating to the supply of roofing and other building services for schools has been expanded to include additional parties, the UK antitrust regulator s... (more story)
January 29, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Meliá Hotels has lost an evidence disclosure dispute related to a possible cartel damages claim by Portuguese consumer protection association, Ius Omnibus. The EU's highest court ruled on Thursda... (more story)
Artificial Intelligence View More
January 29, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Only some of the regulatory tasks set out in the UK AI Opportunities Action Plan have been met in its first year, according to a technology ministry release of progress to mark its anniversary. I... (more story)
January 29, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: South Korea’s parliament overwhelmingly approved on Thursday a special law to help the local semiconductor industry receive support more swiftly and efficiently than before, amid explosive growth... (more story)
January 29, 2026 | MLex Staff
Asia, North America
China has greenlit orders for Nvidia’s H200 chips from leading technology companies, making them the first to secure approval under a mandate requiring a fixed 70:30 purchase ratio between the American chip gi... (more story)
Mergers and Acquisitions View More
January 29, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Economists at the European Commission have disputed telecom operators’ claims that they make an insufficient return on capital and should be allowed to merge to gain greater scale. “Our analysis ... (more story)
January 29, 2026 | Nicholas Hirst and Lewis Crofts
Europe
The EU’s competition policy should be “fit for a new age” where Europe needs to forge greater economic independence, said the European Commission’s president, while also stressing the values underpinning the a... (more story)
January 29, 2026
Oceania
MLex Summary: Grocery retailer Coles Group’s proposed leasehold acquisition of a supermarket and liquor site in the state of Western Australia has been referred to a Phase 2 review under Australia’s new mandat... (more story)
Data Privacy and Security View More
January 29, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: France Travail, a public employment agency, was last week fined €5 million by the Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés for violating the EU’s GDPR data protection rules, the CNI... (more story)
January 29, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: An unidentified company in the Dadukou district in China’s Chongqing municipality was recently ordered by the local internet regulator to remedy lapses in its cybersecurity protections, according... (more story)
January 29, 2026 | Jeyup S Kwaak
Asia
A public relations contractor hired by food and beverages company Suntory Holdings and affiliates was the target of a cyberattack, resulting in a data breach, Suntory said.
Intellectual Property View More
January 29, 2026 | MLex Staff
Asia
China’s top intellectual property court has reported a sharp rise in high-value damages awards in recent years, which a senior official said reflects a more balanced approach to awarding damages that is aimed ... (more story)
January 29, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi
Asia
Japan has secured its first known criminal conviction for copyright infringement involving AI-assisted modification of general film works, after an Osaka court sentenced a man for selling pirated, colorized DV... (more story)
January 29, 2026 | Freny Patel
Asia, Europe
The India-EU Free Trade Agreement pressures India to strengthen the protection of intellectual property to attract investment, while testing its ability to balance innovation, public health priorities and its ... (more story)
Financial Crime View More
January 28, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld
North America
A former retail banker at a TD Bank branch in Florida pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges stemming from his role in a scheme to launder funds from the US to Colombia through automated teller machines.
January 28, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld
North America
A former Pennsylvania coal sales executive can’t discuss an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on US anti-bribery enforcement at his upcoming corruption trial, a US judge has ruled. “I understand... (more story)
January 28, 2026 | Martin Coyle
Europe
A former Nigerian oil minister facing bribery-related charges was secretly recorded telling an oil executive that she would "escort" him and others to jail as their working relationship broke down, a London co... (more story)
Financial Services View More
January 29, 2026 | Sofia Gerace
Europe
UK trading venues and other bond data contributors are set to be publicly named if their submissions to the bond consolidated tape fail to meet required data-quality standards. In June, the UK is set to launch... (more story)
January 29, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Deutsche Bank and Bausparkasse have lost their legal challenge against the European Central Bank over the treatment of irrevocable payment commitments — promises to pay into banking safety funds.... (more story)
January 28, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Crypto trading platform Coinbase has seen some its ads banned by the UK's advertising regulator because they had trivialized the risks associated with cryptocurrency investment. In a statement, t... (more story)
Trade View More
January 29, 2026 | Karoline Del Vecchio
Europe
Metal lighter maker Zippo’s right to be heard before EU duties were imposed wasn’t hurt, the bloc’s highest judiciary ruled Thursday. The judgment comes in response to a legal challenge by the European Commiss... (more story)
January 29, 2026
Asia, Europe
MLex Summary: The EU and Vietnam have said they will deepen trade and investment opportunities in “sectors of mutual interest.” These sectors include AI, energy, critical raw materials, logistics, semiconducto... (more story)
January 29, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo's visit to China this week produced multiple commercial deals as both nations deepened economic ties, according to China's Ministry of Commerce. At a regular p... (more story)
State Aid View More
January 28, 2026 | Simon Zekaria
Europe
Zenobē Energy told a UK tribunal Wednesday that its UK appeal over an alleged unlawful subsidy made by the UK’s regulator of gas and electricity markets doesn't need a court hearing over narrowed-down issues. ... (more story)
January 28, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Spain has won approval for its plan to spend €3.1 billion in public funding to back the production of electricity from new or refurbished highly efficient combined heat and power plants, the Euro... (more story)
January 27, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology said it signed on Monday a statement of intent with the US Department of Energy to deepen bilateral collaboration on artific... (more story)
Energy View More
January 28, 2026 | Emma Whitford
North America
The possibility of US federal permitting reforms to speed up artificial intelligence infrastructure development remains uncertain this month, despite progress in the House. Senate Democrats are maintaining a p... (more story)
January 28, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: More than 110 European cleantech companies and investors have urged the European Commission to introduce “Made in Europe” requirements in the planned Industrial Accelerator Act, warning that dela... (more story)
January 28, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The European Commission will invest almost €650 million to support 14 cross-border energy projects, focusing on electricity grids and hydrogen infrastructure. In a statement on Wednesday, the com... (more story)
Technology View More
January 29, 2026
Europe, North America
MLex Summary: The European Commission’s Dec. 5 decision to impose a €120 million fine on US social-media platform X was published by US lawmakers on Wednesday. The House Committee on the Judiciary said it had ... (more story)
January 29, 2026 | Choonsik Yoo
Asia
South Korea unveiled its first comprehensive strategic roadmap to become a global leader in quantum technology, judging that falling behind could eventually erode competitiveness in other key industries such a... (more story)
January 29, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT announced on Thursday its first comprehensive plan to promote quantum science and technology and the quantum industry, along with a first basic plan to e... (more story)