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Antitrust
April 22, 2026 | Andrew Boyce
Europe
Financial Crime
April 22, 2026 | Martin Coyle
Europe
Financial Services
April 21, 2026 | Neil Roland
North America
Antitrust View More
April 22, 2026 | Simon Zekaria
Europe
Mastercard and Visa are facing UK lawsuits from tool merchant Boels Rental and other companies. The actions — the latest in a series of suits targeting the payment-card giants — were filed at the High Court in... (more story)
April 22, 2026 | Simon Zekaria
Europe
Apple has argued to the UK antitrust court that it should cancel its trial approval for a collective action that alleges the tech giant abused a dominant market position by overcharging app developers. The iPh... (more story)
April 22, 2026 | Lewis Crofts
Europe
Insurer Groupama told EU judges that “generic and benign” exchanges of information with competitors weren’t enough to warrant an antitrust sanction, in a dispute that could clarify what contacts with rivals fa... (more story)
Artificial Intelligence View More
April 22, 2026
Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, North America, Oceania
MLex Summary: OpenAI is rolling out software called "Privacy Filter," which it describes as an open-weight model to allow AI developers to detect personally identifiable information in models. The company said... (more story)
April 22, 2026 | Yonnex Li
Asia
Hong Kong is exploring the possibility of introducing dedicated artificial intelligence laws as part of a review of its legal framework, Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Sun Dong said Wednesda... (more story)
April 22, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: AI companies should work with the UK government to build AI-powered cyber defense capabilities, security minister Dan Jarvis is due to say at a cyber security conference on Wednesday, the governm... (more story)
Mergers and Acquisitions View More
April 22, 2026 | Jon Menon
Europe
Belgian food manufacturer Vandemoortele said it will “engage constructively” with the antitrust regulator as its buyout of rival frozen pastry supplier Délifrance unexpectedly moved to a deeper phase II invest... (more story)
April 22, 2026 | Flavia Fortes
North America
Nexstar Media Group has appealed a Sacramento federal court decision that blocked its proposed acquisition of Tegna, asking the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to reverse the ruling and revive the $6... (more story)
April 22, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Spain’s competition authority is asking for the Siemens Logistics/Vanderlande Industries merger to be reviewed by the European Commission, following a similar request by Portugal. The deal concer... (more story)
Data Privacy and Security View More
April 22, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: Republicans in the US House of Representatives are proposing two new pieces of national privacy legislation: the "Guidelines for Use, Access, and Responsible Disclosure of Financial Data Act," or... (more story)
April 22, 2026 | Roffie Kuniawan
Asia
Google’s video-sharing platform YouTube has formally pledged to comply with Indonesia's child-protection requirements, the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs announced Wednesday, following a recent ... (more story)
April 22, 2026 | Matthew Newman
Europe
EU regulators and companies are debating whether cookie consent rules should be changed so that users make choices at the browser level rather than being bombarded with consent banners and suffering from “cook... (more story)
Intellectual Property View More
April 22, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams
Europe
Footwear manufacturer Crocs lost an appeal against a finding of invalidity for the design for its rubber shoe. The General Court of the EU ruled that the addition of an ankle strap was not enough to make Crocs... (more story)
April 22, 2026 | Inbar Preiss
Europe
The Unified Patent Court has ordered carmaker Geely to withdraw a Chinese request for a global interim license, finding it could undermine Nokia’s Standard Essential Patent enforcement. Judges said the move wa... (more story)
April 22, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams
Europe
The prospective head of the UK government body responsible for investing state funds in new and innovative technologies has said he will move away from using patent filings and citations as a metric for succes... (more story)
Financial Crime View More
April 22, 2026 | Martin Coyle
Europe
A lawyer linked to collapsed “Ponzi scheme” London Capital Finance was struck off from practicing law on Wednesday after a legal body found he had purposely backdated loan and financial documents. Robert Sedgw... (more story)
April 22, 2026 | Martin Coyle
Europe
Four people have been arrested in the UK on fraud allegations, over claims that energy companies were defrauded out of £44 million as part of a suspected conspiracy connected to a government-backed energy prog... (more story)
April 22, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Suspected illegal peer-to-peer crypto trading has been targeted by the Financial Conduct Authority, which has taken action against eight premises across London. The financial regulator said it ha... (more story)
Financial Services View More
April 22, 2026 | Sofia Gerace
Europe
A UK consumer group is set to bring the Financial Conduct Authority to court over its £9.1 billion car-finance redress plan, after claiming that drivers will be left undercompensated. The FCA set out in March ... (more story)
April 22, 2026 | Sofia Gerace
Europe
The UK government is moving ahead with plans to remove the Certification Regime from national financial regulations, amid concerns that it’s hindering economic growth. The finance ministry has said it will int... (more story)
April 22, 2026 | Fanny Roux
Europe
The European Commission has suggested that EU finance ministers hold closed-door discussions on contentious market supervision reforms to enable frank political debate, MLex understands. While transparency rul... (more story)
Trade View More
April 22, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: The US Court of International Trade upheld the Commerce Department’s final scope determination on antidumping and countervailing duties for wooden cabinets and vanities from China and Vietnam, as... (more story)
April 22, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: The US International Trade Commission said the petitions for antidumping and antisubsidy duties on Lithium Hexafluorophosphate from China were withdrawn by the petitioner. A notice letter was sen... (more story)
April 22, 2026 | Louis de Briant
Europe
The European Commission outlined coordinated measures to contain rising energy prices, including possible oil stock releases and joint gas storage efforts to avoid price spikes. In an announcement Wednesday, t... (more story)
State Aid View More
April 21, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The China Chamber of Commerce to the EU has criticized the removal of a Chinese subcontractor from a consortium bid for works on the Lisbon metro system, saying the company didn't make a critical... (more story)
April 21, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: France has won EU approval for a program worth €300 million to cover advisory services to businesses processing, producing and selling agricultural products. To receive the support, the services ... (more story)
April 21, 2026 | Lewis Crofts
Europe
Polish company PESA will replace a Chinese subcontractor in a consortium bid to extend the Lisbon metro after the European Commission intervened under its rules policing the impact of state support from non-EU... (more story)
Energy View More
April 22, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: EU countries should remove barriers to power purchase agreements — long-term contracts that let companies buy electricity directly from producers at stable prices — to help industry manage energy... (more story)
April 22, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The European Commission on Wednesday unveiled a package of measures to address rising energy costs driven by tensions in the Middle East. The plan combines emergency support for households and in... (more story)
April 21, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: EU member states on Tuesday called for urgent action through foreign and security policy to strengthen resilience against climate, environmental and energy security threats. They highlighted the ... (more story)
Technology View More
April 22, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: An expert panel under Japan’s telecom regulator on Wednesday proposed considering regulations on social media platforms to protect younger users from mental health risks, harmful content and its ... (more story)
April 22, 2026 | Sean Maguire
Oceania
2Apply, a rental technology platform operated by InspectRealEstate, has collected “excessive personal information” from millions of people in violation of Australian privacy laws, according to the privacy watc... (more story)
April 21, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: A California federal judge published a list of topics on which he wants Epic Games and Google to present testimony and evidence at a second hearing over the companies' proposed changes to an inju... (more story)