Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation

South Korea's paper industry has been handed one of the country's largest cartel penalties after competition authorities found producers colluded for years to raise the price of printing paper, a key input use... (more story)

MLex Summary: The Australian government is proposing a regulatory framework to ensure the cash distribution system continues to operate in the public interest. In a statement on Wednesday, Australian Treasurer... (more story)

MLex Summary: Six paper companies in South Korea have been fined a combined 338.3 billion won ($228.7 million) by the country’s antitrust regulator for nearly four years of collusion to raise printing paper pr... (more story)

Overlapping name changes by two prominent animal welfare advocacy groups have sparked litigation over the exclusive right to use “humane society.” For nonprofits operating in a crowded field, the case undersco... (more story)

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)

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)

The US will push to ensure 100 percent of federal cargo is moved by US-flagged ships, part of an increasing effort to restore American shipbuilding, a top official said Wednesday at a congressional hearing. 

The US Court of International Trade sustained the Commerce Department’s remand determination in a scope ruling for wood moulding products, agreeing with the agency’s interpretation of an importer’s product as ... (more story)

MLex Summary: President Donald Trump signed five directives to invoke the Defense Production Act to shore up domestic supply chains for grid, large-scale energy, liquefied natural gas, coal and petroleum infrastructure.

MLex Summary: A total of 63 percent of webpages that contain child sexual abuse material are hosted on EU servers, the Internet Watch Foundation said in its report for 2025, published on Thursday. According to... (more story)

Brazil’s child online safety law has entered force, but key questions on how and when it will be enforced remain open, and companies are seeking guidance on compliance. At a recent UK conference, regulators sa... (more story)

The European Commission's proposal for a new definition of personal data in the EU’s digital simplification package has sparked debate between data protection regulators and the AdTech industry, with opposing ... (more story)