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Trade

June 15, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

US appeals court hints it may overturn trade court's 122 tariff ruling
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier

Artificial Intelligence

June 15, 2026 | Amy Miller

North America

US state AGs' probe into ChatGPT adds to growing legal pressure on OpenAI

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

June 15, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

Europe, North America

A suit by US states to block Warner deal could cost Paramount millions in fees

Antitrust View More

EU gives up fight over SAS, Air Canada interest payments

June 16, 2026 | Lewis Crofts and Anna Ferrari

Europe

The European Commission will not appeal a court ruling awarding millions of euros to SAS and Air Canada for unpaid interest on annulled cartel fines, MLex has learned. EU judges found that the regulator had br... (more story)

TicketOne loses damages claim over annulled dominance abuse fine at Rome court

June 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Online ticketing platform TicketOne has lost its damages claim in Italy after courts annulled a competition fine over alleged exclusivity arrangements in ticket sales. Judges at the Rome Administ... (more story)

China's Alibaba, Tencent, ByteDance form alliance to end platform wars

June 16, 2026 | Yonnex Li

Asia

Alibaba, Tencent and nine other Chinese tech giants have signed a government-backed pact in Guangzhou to curb aggressive competition practices. The compliance alliance, formed three days before China's June 18... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Beside UK social media ban, platforms await design and feature restrictions

June 16, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

The UK's planned ban on social media platforms offering services to under-16s is the headline outcome of the government's recent child safety consultation. But accompanying documents tease a wider package of m... (more story)

EU lawmakers approve nudifier app ban in AI omnibus package

June 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU lawmakers on Tuesday approved amendments to the bloc's AI Act that would ban AI systems used to create non-consensual intimate imagery and child sexual abuse material. The changes also postpon... (more story)

EU governments remain divided over plans to simplify digital rules

June 16, 2026 | Matthew Newman and Julia Tar

Europe

EU member states remain divided over plans to simplify the bloc's digital rules after all-day talks on Monday, with several countries saying the latest draft of the proposals doesn't go far enough in reducing ... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Tönnies fined €1.15m in Austria for illegal Ritzenhoff deal

June 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Tönnies Unternehmensbeteiligungen has been fined €1.15 million by Austria's cartel court for acquiring a 49 percent stake in German glassware and lifestyle products company Ritzenhoff without pri... (more story)

Teijin Frontier-Asahi Kasei Advance among deals cleared in China June 1-7

June 16, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: The joint venture between Japanese textiles and fibers manufacturers Teijin Frontier Company and Asahi Kasei Advance Corporation, and the consolidation of Daesan petrochemical operations by HD Hy... (more story)

Transocean-Valaris merger to be reviewed by Australia's competition watchdog

June 16, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: Transocean’s proposal to acquire Valaris by way of merger is facing a review by the Australian antitrust regulator. In a statement on Tuesday, the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission sai... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

EU states may impose age checks on foreign-based porn sites on case-by-case basis (update*)

June 16, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Europe

The EU Court of Justice has ruled that porn websites established in other EU member states may be required to comply with national age-verification requirements — provided those obligations are imposed through... (more story)

Digital euro Parliament draft compromise tightens safeguards, oversight

June 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Stronger safeguards and greater parliamentary scrutiny underline the European Parliament’s draft compromise texts on the single currency package. The package includes a regulation on the digital ... (more story)

France may impose age checks on EU-based porn sites via derogation procedure

June 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: France may require pornography websites established elsewhere in the EU to implement age-verification measures — provided it complies with the conditions set out in the e-Commerce Directive for r... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Accord challenges Novartis blood pressure medicine patent in UK court

June 16, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

Accord has begun efforts in the English courts to invalidate Novartis’s patent for blood pressure medicine ahead of an anticipated launch of its own generic medication. Over a week-long trial, Accord is hoping... (more story)

Japanese court ties private-label sake trademark damages to restaurant sales

June 16, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

A major Japanese sushi restaurant-chain operator and its sake supplier were ordered to stop using the name of a private-label sake and pay 31 million yen ($200,000) to a smaller trademark owner, after the Osak... (more story)

Crocs loses appeal in China over clog design trade-dress dispute

June 16, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

A Chinese court has dismissed a trade-dress claim by US footwear brand Crocs, finding that the company failed to show that its iconic foam-clog design serves as a source identifier for consumers.

Financial Crime View More

‘Putney Pusher’ likely to face UK regulatory sanction if he is a banker

June 16, 2026 | Martin Coyle and Sofia Gerace

Europe

If the man suspected of being the so-called Putney Pusher turns out to be a banker, he will face a ban from the UK’s financial service industry if convicted — even though the alleged offense occurred long befo... (more story)

UK wealth manager Rathbones halts new high-risk clients after regulatory review

June 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: UK wealth manager Rathbones has paused onboarding of new clients that require enhanced due diligence, or EDD, a procedure required by anti-money laundering regulations for high-risk clients. The ... (more story)

US moves to dismiss sanctions charges against Greek shipping firm

June 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Greek shipping firm Empire Navigation has complied with the terms of a deferred-prosecution agreement over sanctions violations and the charges should be dismissed, prosecutors said in a court filing.

Financial Services View More

Plans to simplify EU bank capital rules set out by European Banking Authority

June 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Further proposals designed to simplify EU bank capital rules and make them more efficient have been set out by the European Banking Authority. The recommendations include plans to streamline supe... (more story)

US Fed’s expected bank-liquidity plan risks harming financial stability, Barr says

June 15, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

The US Federal Reserve’s expected proposal to relax liquidity requirements, after already weakening capital and supervisory standards, threatens to harm US financial stability, Fed Governor Michael Barr said. ... (more story)

US Sen. Warren probes private equity firms on increased data center investments

June 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Senator Elizabeth Warren, the ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, sent letters to private equity firms KKR & Co, BlackRock, Brookfield Infrastructure Pa... (more story)

Trade View More

US trade court sides with government in Canadian wind tower antidumping case

June 16, 2026 | Zack Budryk

North America

The US Court of International Trade sided with the Commerce Department in a ruling Monday, upholding its second remand determination in an antidumping probe into Canadian utility-scale wind towers.

EU trade-defense deterrence must be scaled up, lawmakers say in report

June 16, 2026 | Yuqing Yang and Oscar Pandiello

Europe

EU trade-defense deterrence should urgently be scaled up to tackle overcapacity from non-EU countries, notably China, according to a report adopted by the European Parliament. The nonbinding report, backed by ... (more story)

EU tariffs on Chinese aluminum foil set to expire next year

June 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Punitive dumping duties in place on EU imports of aluminum foil from China are scheduled to expire on March 11, 2027, the European Commission said on Tuesday. The measures will lapse unless the t... (more story)

State Aid View More

Japan's Rapidus, UK Semiconductor Centre sign MOU on chip technology partnership

June 16, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Japan’s chipmaker Rapidus said on Monday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the UK Semiconductor Centre to support cooperation on semiconductor technology and manufacturing for... (more story)

Cheese maker Zanetti wins EU approval for €11.9m state aid

June 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Zanetti, a maker of traditional Protected Designation of Origin cheeses including Grana Padano and Parmigiano Reggiano, has secured EU approval for €11.9 million in Italian state aid. The Europea... (more story)

€10m Austrian aid to cleantech cleared by EU watchdog

June 09, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Companies investing in additional manufacturing capacity for the production of net-zero technologies, including their main specific components, will be eligible for direct grants, under a €10 mil... (more story)

Energy View More

EU capitals' Grids Package compromise would redraw congestion income rules

June 15, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

EU governments want a reform of Europe's electricity infrastructure to see grid congestion income allocated through a phase-in mechanism starting at just 10 percent and only rising gradually, according to a co... (more story)

EU-backed Egypt renewables project aims to integrate 22GW by 2030

June 15, 2026

Africa, Europe

MLex Summary: An EU-backed electricity grid project aimed at integrating 22 gigawatts of renewable energy in Egypt by 2030 — enough to power 10 million homes — will benefit from upgrades to substations and tra... (more story)

Russian oil exports and shadow fleet operators targeted by new EU sanctions

June 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Sanctions on 24 companies and two individuals involved in exporting Russian crude oil and petroleum products have been imposed by the EU, targeting the shadow fleet network used to circumvent Wes... (more story)

Technology View More

IP rules prevent new law to protect video games’ playability — for now — EU says

June 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU legislation that would ensure video games are playable even after their commercial support ends can’t be proposed at this stage due to intellectual property rights, the European Commission sai... (more story)

UK invests £10m in quantum tech coordination board

June 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A new coordination board will oversee compliance of UK quantum developers’ products with internationally recognized standards, according to an announcement published on Tuesday. Backed by a £10 m... (more story)

UK satellite spectrum access is set to be broadened

June 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Updates to the rules over satellite spectrum in the UK should broaden network access, the network regulator said on Tuesday. Ofcom said that under the proposal, it would make more spectrum availa... (more story)