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Artificial Intelligence
January 29, 2026 | Amy Miller
North America
Trade
January 29, 2026 | Zack Budryk
North America
Financial Crime
January 28, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld and Martin Coyle
Europe, North America
Antitrust View More
January 30, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: South Korea has formally codified attorney-client privilege for the first time after the National Assembly passed an amendment to the Attorney-at-Law Act. The revision introduces a new provision ... (more story)
January 30, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Synthetic-turf makers Eurofield and Unanime Sport have seen the European Commission release the summary version of its decision in 2025 to fine them for submitting an incomplete response to an in... (more story)
January 30, 2026 | Sachiko Sakamaki
Asia
Competition regulators said that international cooperation in digital market regulation could reduce the compliance burdens on Big Tech companies as rules evolve around the world. As new digital regulation law... (more story)
Artificial Intelligence View More
January 30, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: South Korea’s parliament has approved the Act on the Promotion of Artificial Intelligence and Data-Driven Administration, also known as the Public AI Act, to lay the legal and institutional frame... (more story)
January 30, 2026 | Choonsik Yoo
Asia
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has ordered the immediate study into measures to speed up patent reviews for startups in artificial intelligence and advanced biotechnology, including creation of a new ult... (more story)
January 29, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: A federal jury in San Francisco found former Google AI engineer Linwei Ding guilty on all trade secret-theft and economic espionage charges, with the jury detailing which documents they analyzed ... (more story)
Mergers and Acquisitions View More
January 30, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Brazilian pulp and paper maker Suzano's proposed acquisition of a majority stake in Kimberly-Clark’s tissue business is being reviewed by the UK competition regulator. The Competition and Markets... (more story)
January 30, 2026
Oceania
MLex Summary: Alpine Software Group’s acquisition of sports-administration software provider PlayHQ has received a merger-notification waiver, Australia’s competition regulator said. In a waiver determination ... (more story)
January 30, 2026 | MLex Staff
Asia
Manufacturing led all industries in China's 2025 merger reviews, accounting for 247 of 687 unconditionally approved cases, as the regulator recorded a 9.8 percent increase in total reviews compared to 2024, re... (more story)
Data Privacy and Security View More
January 30, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: Digital platforms should implement systems capable of recognizing users’ ages to protect children in the digital space, Indonesia’s Deputy Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs Nezar Patr... (more story)
January 30, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Gaming platform Roblox is under formal investigation by the Autoriteit Consument & Markt, over potential risks faced by minors, the ACM said on Friday. The probe will assess whether Roblox has pu... (more story)
January 30, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo
North America
A US federal judge indicated he's likely to certify a class in a lawsuit accusing BetterHelp of sharing sensitive data with Facebook.
Intellectual Property View More
January 30, 2026 | MLex Staff
Asia
Tech giant Alibaba Group and its e-commerce platform Tmall have won a trademark appeal after a Chinese court ruled that Tmall’s cat-head logo qualifies as a well-known trademark entitled to cross-class protection.
January 30, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi
Asia
Chinese police have shut down the BATO.TO network of unauthorized manga websites, seen as the world’s largest manga piracy operation, in a case that showcases rare cooperation between Japanese and Chinese auth... (more story)
January 30, 2026 | Freny Patel
Asia
A ban on Canva’s "Present and Record" feature has been upheld by an Indian court, ruling that the Australian technology-design giant's feature infringes on RxPrism’s patent.
Financial Crime View More
January 30, 2026 | Khushita Vasant
North America
The US Department of Justice is witnessing a "frenzy" of individuals coming forward to qualify under the agency's whistleblower rewards program established just over six months ago, and more applications are a... (more story)
January 29, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld
North America
A money laundering network that moved $39 million via withdrawals from automated teller machines in Colombia persisted for years at TD Bank in part because the lender didn’t identify the role its employees pla... (more story)
January 29, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: Patrick James, founder and former chief executive of First Brands Group, and his brother Edward James, a former senior executive, were charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud,... (more story)
Financial Services View More
January 29, 2026
North America
Michael Selig, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, today praised the Senate Agriculture Committee’s advancement of legislation on digital-asset market structures. “Today’s action builds on P... (more story)
January 29, 2026 | Helena Freitas
Europe
How far the planned digital euro should go, who should control it and who should bear its costs divided EU lawmakers during committee debate in the European Parliament on Thursday. Lawmakers broadly agree that... (more story)
January 29, 2026 | Martin Coyle
Europe
James von Moltke, Deutsche Bank’s chief financial officer, said Thursday that raids on the bank by prosecutors were linked to earlier probes into suspected money laundering issues, and described the timing of ... (more story)
Trade View More
January 30, 2026 | Freny Patel & Oscar Pandiello
Asia, Europe
The India-EU Free Trade Agreement offers geopolitical and tariff gains, but leaves Indian exporters exposed to the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, risking offsetting benefits with carbon c... (more story)
January 30, 2026 | Freny Patel
Asia, Europe
The India-EU Free Trade Agreement promises export gains and strategic de-risking for India, but exposes domestic industries to regulatory strain, tougher standards and uneven competition, testing the balance b... (more story)
January 29, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: TikTok's lawsuit against the US Committee on Foreign Investment in the US was voluntarily dismissed in the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit after the Chinese divestiture of the business.
State Aid View More
January 29, 2026 | Lewis Crofts
Europe
The EU can evolve its tools of antitrust, merger review and state aid to deliver on the bloc's objectives of growth, innovation and sustainability, while still remaining "faithful" to their core purpose, Enric... (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 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)
Energy View More
January 30, 2026
Asia
MLex summary: The Philippine Competition Commission and the Department of Energy held a policy dialogue on Jan. 19 to discuss competition issues in the Green Energy Auction Program, following a PCC competition... (more story)
January 29, 2026
Europe, North America
MLex Summary: Dozens of civil society groups, including Greenpeace and Oil Change International issued a statement on Thursday calling for a phaseout of US fossil fuels and the cancellation of the implementati... (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)
Technology View More
January 29, 2026 | Chris May
North America
New Jersey’s top law enforcers increasingly look for antitrust angles when thinking about how best to protect consumers, and competition law is an important tool for addressing “very substantial consolidation”... (more story)
January 29, 2026 | Khushita Vasant
North America
The Texas attorney general's office has mandated its new chief of antitrust law enforcement to find "tough" cases affecting Texans instead of merely signing on to litigation being brought by US federal antitrust agencies.
January 29, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Cyber innovation, resilience to cyberattacks, threat mitigation and digital sovereignty are among the key priorities laid out in France's national cybersecurity strategy for the 2026-2030 period,... (more story)