This is the new MLex platform. Existing customers should continue to use the existing MLex platform until migrated.
For any queries, please contact Customer Services or your Account Manager.
Dismiss

Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation

Top News

Photo illustration of pills spilled from an open medicine bottle, beside scattered $100 and $50 bills, on a light blue background

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

June 24, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

North America

Most medical device, pharma mergers procompetitive, FTC official says
Republican Colorado Rep. Gabe Evans

Artificial Intelligence, Energy

June 24, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

US House subcommittee advances bill to shield consumers from AI energy costs

Trade

June 23, 2026 | Bradley Dress

Asia, North America

US trade court appears skeptical of challenge to Trump de minimis cut

Antitrust View More

Stronger scrutiny for AI firms, pro-antitrust judges needed, US senator says

June 24, 2026 | Khushita Vasant and Clayton Vickers

North America

US Senator Elizabeth Warren on Monday called for stronger scrutiny of AI companies while asking Congress to sharpen antitrust enforcers' tools and to stack the federal bench with judges "who actually understan... (more story)

Amazon pushes to block class certification in US e-book antitrust case

June 24, 2026 | Chris May

North America

Amazon asked a New York federal judge on Wednesday to deny class certification in long-running antitrust litigation over e-book pricing, arguing that plaintiffs have abandoned key theories and failed to show class-wide harms.

California AG's Paramount, Nexstar warnings suggest tough litigation stance

June 24, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

Europe, North America

California Attorney General Rob Bonta signaled that his concerns about the Paramount-Warner and Nexstar-Tegna transactions have not yet been resolved and that the problems will be difficult to rectify. Bonta c... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Microsoft-Inflection AI deal set for Brazil CADE fast‑track review

June 24, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Latin America

Microsoft has formally notified Brazil’s competition authority of its 2024 partnership with Inflection AI, following a determination by the agency’s Tribunal that the transaction should be reviewed.

OpenAI endorses US Defiance Act targeting nonconsensual deepfakes

June 24, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Senators Dick Durbin of Illinois and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina announced that OpenAI is the first artificial intelligence company to endorse their DEFIANCE Act, which would create a civ... (more story)

Bipartisanship on kids' online safety reignites as US Congress pursues reform

June 24, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

Both chambers of US Congress are looking to act on children's online safety with fresh bipartisan approaches announced this week.

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

CADE Tribunal approves extension to Brazilian B3–CRDC merger review period

June 24, 2026

Latin America

MLex Summary: The Brazilian antitrust authority's Tribunal has approved the extension of the review period for the proposed acquisition by B3 of shares in the CRDC. The decision endorses Councilor José Levi Me... (more story)

GSK commences tender offer for Nuvalent shares

June 24, 2026

Europe, North America

MLex Summary: GSK commenced a tender offer to purchase the Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock of biopharma company Nuvalent at $124 per share. The offer and withdrawal rights expire July 14, unless ... (more story)

CADE requests more information on Claro–Desktop acquisition

June 24, 2026

Latin America

MLex summary: Brazil’s competition authority has formally requested additional information regarding Claro NXT Telecomunicações’s proposed acquisition of a 73.01 percent controlling stake in Desktop, currently... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

ACLU, EFF, others support injunction against Texas app store law on appeal

June 24, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The American Civil Liberties Union, Electronic Frontier Foundation and other groups told a US appeals court that Texas’ App Accountability Act unconstitutionally compels speech by forcing develop... (more story)

NetChoice files amended complaint challenging Minnesota's social media warning labels

June 24, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: NetChoice has filed an amended complaint against Minnesota over law that would force websites to display "warning" messages that the tech industry association said would discourage citizens from ... (more story)

Watchdogs warn of risks of regulatory fragmentation on child protection online

June 24, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, North America, Oceania

Watchdogs and policymakers from major economies warned that fragmented approaches to protecting children online risk undermining enforcement, increasing compliance costs and creating uneven levels of protectio... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Drug-pricing dispute at US Supreme Court raises trade secret disclosure questions

June 24, 2026 | Steve Scherer

North America

The US Supreme Court on Monday asked the federal government to weigh in on a challenge to Oregon’s drug-pricing transparency law in a case presenting broader questions about constitutional limits on state effo... (more story)

German federal judge endorses arbitration for interim licenses

June 24, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

A judge at Germany’s highest court has spoken out in favor of arbitration and third-party decision-making for interim licenses in disputes over standard essential patents.

Nokia granted interim payment in UK patent dispute with Warner Bros, Paramount (update*)

June 24, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

A UK judge has ordered Warner Brothers and Paramount to make an interim payment to Nokia ahead of a full trial in November. The decision illustrates the continued difficulty which courts face in deciding on in... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

International Criminal Court judges sue US to overturn sanctions listing

June 24, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Three judges on the International Criminal Court sued the US government seeking to overturn their addition to the sanctions list due to decisions they made on the court. The blacklisting, which i... (more story)

Lawyers detail efforts to dismiss Adani US fraud case

June 24, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Lawyers for Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and two others held months of “detailed and extensive communications and meetings” with the US Justice Department urging prosecutors to dismiss criminal charges in a... (more story)

Freight forwarding firm manager sentenced in US for Russia export scheme

June 24, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Natalya Ivanovna Mazulina, a manager of a freight forwarding company based in Jamaica, New York, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for crafting a scheme to circumvent US export laws related to Russia.

Financial Services View More

US Basel plans would raise mandates more than touted, banks complain

June 24, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

The Trump administration’s proposals for Basel III Endgame and other capital requirements would impose mandates at least twice as high on banking giants as the administration has touted, banking groups complai... (more story)

US Fed says large banks well positioned to weather severe recession, continue lending

June 24, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Federal Reserve Board said that the annual bank stress test found that large banks are well positioned to weather a severe recession and able to continue to lend to households and business... (more story)

Former executive sentenced to prison in US for fraud in Lottery.com acquisition

June 24, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Vadim Komissarov, the former chief executive of a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), was sentenced to three years in prison for committing securities fraud through a scheme to defraud in... (more story)

Trade View More

Commerce must reconsider dumping margin on Kazakh ferrosilicon exporter, US CIT says

June 24, 2026 | Eliana Hubacker

Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America

The US Commerce Department must reconsider its dumping rate determination for Kazakh ferrosilicon exporter YDD Corporation, the US Court of International Trade ruled.

US CIT remands dumping order on ferrosilicon from Kazakhstan

June 24, 2026

Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America

MLex Summary: The US Court of International Trade remanded the Commerce Department's final affirmative dumping determination for imports of ferrosilicon from Kazakhstan.

US trade court backs Commerce in Chinese steel rack probe

June 24, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

The US Court of International Trade on Tuesday sustained the Commerce Department’s remand of a 2024 antidumping order review on Chinese steel racks, finding the federal agency was correct to deny a scrap offse... (more story)

State Aid View More

Zenobē Energy's 'subsidy' review application dismissed by UK tribunal

June 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Zenobē Energy's application for the Competition Appeal Tribunal to examine and rule on a “subsidy scheme” designed to promote development of energy storage projects has been dismissed by the cour... (more story)

QuantumDiamonds gets EU approval for chips facility state aid

June 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has approved a German state aid program worth €76 million, intended to help QuantumDiamonds build a plant to make semiconductor-testing equipment. This will be the EU’s fi... (more story)

Portugal faces EU lawsuit over failure to recover state aid

June 22, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Portugal is facing an EU court lawsuit over its failure to recover unlawful state aid granted under the Madeira Free Zone tax regime, according to an action published on Monday. The European Comm... (more story)

Energy View More

Unused EU congestion-income revenues would be freed up after eight years

June 24, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

Congestion-income revenues — generated when power cannot flow freely between markets — that are earmarked for EU cross-border electricity projects would no longer remain reserved indefinitely, under an EU gove... (more story)

EU announces plans to make energy labeling more digital, flexible

June 24, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

Many appliances, electronics and tires will no longer need to carry a printed energy label in the EU as part of European Commission plans to make the bloc's product energy labeling regime more digital and flex... (more story)

EU governments would allow national systems to recover unused congestion-income

June 24, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Congestion-income revenues — revenues earned by grid operators from electricity-price differences — earmarked for EU cross-border electricity projects would no longer remain locked indefinitely u... (more story)

Technology View More

UK Ofcom threatens to tell govt if media literacy guidance doesn't yield progress

June 24, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo and Anna Lauwereys

Europe

The UK's media regulator has threatened to raise it with the government if its media literacy recommendations for online platforms, broadcasters and streaming services don't get companies to do more to promote... (more story)

EU digital gatekeeper law not properly enforced, lead EU lawmaker says

June 24, 2026 | Jean Comte

Europe

The EU law to rein in the market power of Big Tech is not properly enforced, as the European Commission has still not taken any final decision in its two-year long probe into Google, Andreas Schwab told an EU ... (more story)

German panel recommends tiered online safety age limits or certain restrictions

June 24, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The expert panel tasked with advising Germany's government on online safety has recommended a statutory minimum age of 13 for social media and tiered protection standards up to the age of 18, or ... (more story)