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Antitrust
January 13, 2026 | Clayton Vickers
North America
DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions
January 13, 2026 | Wesley Brown
North America
Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Security, Energy, Trade
January 13, 2026 | MLex Staff
Asia, North America
Antitrust View More
January 14, 2026 | Lewis Crofts and Anna Ferrari
Europe
Meta Platforms still faces the prospect of a possible EU injunction against its WhatsApp platform over a policy to exclude rival AI chatbots. EU competition commissioner Teresa Ribera said she was “still consi... (more story)
January 14, 2026 | Anna Ferrari
Europe
Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary has branded his airline's €255 million Italian antitrust fine a “corrupt ruling” that will be overturned on appeal, insisting that the decision won't lead to it making changes to th... (more story)
January 14, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Oyl Company Holding, Autoprima Serv and Saga Infrastructură have been fined by the Romanian competition authority a total of 8.29 million lei for coordinating their commercial policies in tenders... (more story)
Artificial Intelligence View More
January 14, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The chair of a key UK parliamentary committee has warned that the government’s planned ban on AI “nudification tools” may not capture multi-purpose systems such as X’s Grok chatbot. Science, Inno... (more story)
January 14, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The European Commission has defended its policy choices made on AI literacy and the legal basis for processing sensitive data in its planned package of amendments to the EU's AI law. In a present... (more story)
January 14, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: A survey by Japan’s Digital Agency published on Tuesday said about 90 percent of government agencies were using generative artificial intelligence by September 2025, without any reported risk inc... (more story)
Mergers and Acquisitions View More
January 14, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Ribera Salud has secured approval by the Spanish competition authority to acquire, through Hospital Polusa, Clínica Gaias Lugo’s healthcare business. To win approval, Hospital Polusa agreed to up... (more story)
January 14, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Security services company Loihde's acquisition of rival BLC Turva is being probed in full, the Finnish competition authority said this week. The watchdog has concerns that the transaction could l... (more story)
January 14, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: The joint venture between Italian energy company Eni and Malaysia’s state energy company Petronas, and investment firm Lone Star Funds’ acquisition of US industrial equipment manufacturer Hillenb... (more story)
Data Privacy and Security View More
January 14, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Vodafone España and Telefónica Móviles España have been fined €150,000 and €200,000 respectively by the Spanish Data Protection Agency on Wednesday. They both breached Article 6 of the EU's Gener... (more story)
January 14, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Online retail giant Shein will send a representative to a European Parliament committee meeting on Jan. 27, agreeing to do so for the first time after its third invitation from lawmakers examinin... (more story)
January 14, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: French telecom operators Free Mobile and Free — both of which are divisions of Iliad — face a combined fine of €42 million from the national data protection authority, following a data breach. Th... (more story)
Intellectual Property View More
January 14, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi
Asia
Japan’s copyright policymakers have endorsed creating a new statutory payment right that would require businesses playing recorded music in public to pay performers and record producers, moving the issue from ... (more story)
January 13, 2026 | Melissa Ritti
North America
A new decision by the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit challenges long-held views on the territorial limits of termination rights under the Copyright Act and rejects contradictory interpretations of t... (more story)
January 13, 2026 | Melissa Ritti
Europe, North America
US Judge Alan Albright of the US Western District of Texas has granted BMW an antisuit injunction, ordering Onesta IP to immediately abandon efforts to enforce two US patents against the automaker in Germany. ... (more story)
Financial Crime View More
January 13, 2026 | Neil Roland
North America
The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s enforcement division had a “markedly slower” year in fiscal 2025 compared to the year before and the lowest level of activity in 10 years, a private analysis by the ... (more story)
January 13, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Spain's CaixaBank has said it will appeal a multi-million euro fine imposed by the country's anti-money laundering regulator over a real estate deal. Sepblac has issued a fine of €30 million agai... (more story)
January 13, 2026 | Martin Coyle
Africa, Europe
Richard Payne, a British businessman facing corruption charges in South Africa, was unable to argue that time delays in the case made his rare extradition unfair after a UK judge said he had become a “fugitive... (more story)
Financial Services View More
January 14, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Retail banks in the UK are set to send annual regulatory reporting on their business models to the Financial Conduct Authority, under a proposal released on Wednesday. The requirements will apply... (more story)
January 14, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The EU and UK's financial regulators have agreed to work more closely on oversight of critical third parties. The authorities will share information on the oversight critical third party provider... (more story)
January 13, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: UK financial firms are set to pay £113 million for the 2026/27 Management Expenses Levy Limit. MELL is the total management expenses that the Financial Services Compensation Scheme can levy finan... (more story)
Trade View More
January 14, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello and Luca Bertuzzi
Europe
The European Commission is putting together an open letter to garner industry backing for upcoming legislation to include preference for Europe in public procurement, according to an early draft obtained by ML... (more story)
January 14, 2026 | MLex Staff
Asia
China’s General Administration of Customs said Wednesday that China's foreign trade will face sustained pressure in 2026, but stressed that its import and export performance remains resilient despite global he... (more story)
January 14, 2026 | Sachiko Sakamaki
Asia
In response to China’s tightening export controls on dual-use items to Japan, major Japanese law firms have warned of potentially wide-ranging effects on Japanese companies. Citing uncertainty over the scope o... (more story)
State Aid View More
January 09, 2026
Asia, Europe
MLex Summary: The European Commission has clarified how it will analyze market distortions stemming from subsidies outside of the EU, and how it will balance those against any potential positive effects. In ne... (more story)
January 09, 2026 | Lewis Crofts
Asia, Europe
Companies backed by subsidies from countries such as China, Saudi Arabia and Russia have received greater clarity on how the European Commission will apply rules that police their M&A activity and procurement ... (more story)
January 09, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: Thailand has set out a long-term national strategy to expand its semiconductor and advanced electronics industry, with a focus on power semiconductors, sensors, photonics, discrete devices and an... (more story)
Energy View More
January 14, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Global temperatures in 2025 were the third-highest on record, while Europe also experienced its third-warmest year, according to the latest EU’s Copernicus climate report. Copernicus warned curre... (more story)
January 12, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld
North America
Former Goldman Sachs banker Asante Berko faces a “tentative” US trial date in July on corruption charges stemming from his alleged role in a bribery scheme in Ghana. The trial is expected to last around two we... (more story)
January 08, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Details on an exemption from the EU’s carbon border tax for fertilizer imports were published Thursday by the European Commission. The regulator says the exemption could be triggered under an eme... (more story)
Technology View More
January 14, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: X has been asked by South Korea’s communications regulator to put youth-protection measures in place for its Grok AI chatbot service, citing concerns after sexual exploitation material and non-co... (more story)
January 13, 2026 | Xu Yuan
North America
Meta Platforms has not sought to destroy evidence in editing internal documents concerning social media’s impact on youth, a US federal judge ruled in a lawsuit over online addiction, allowing Meta to maintain... (more story)
January 13, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: US President Donald Trump has nominated David MacNeil to be a Federal Trade Commissioner, according to a statement posted on the White House website. If confirmed by the US Senate, MacNeil will r... (more story)