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Wooden gavel resting next to a black spiral notebook on a light wood surface, with the handwritten words Crypto regulation and sketched bitcoin symbols on the cover. A pen lies at the bottom of the notebook.

Financial Crime, Financial Services

April 09, 2026 | Neil Roland

Asia, North America

US Treasury advances cyber plan for crypto industry to ward off threats

Antitrust, DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

April 09, 2026 | Alex Wilts and Wesley Brown

North America

Judge in Nexstar case ponders US FCC analysis of Tegna merger

Antitrust View More

Agri Stats ‘optimistic’ about settling US DOJ antitrust suit ahead of May 4 trial

April 10, 2026 | Clayton Vickers and Khushita Vasant

North America

Agri Stats told a US federal judge Friday that the company has had intensive negotiations to settle an antitrust lawsuit brought by the Department of Justice and six states, with counsel for the data broker sa... (more story)

In 99Food probe, Brazil CADE seeks data from platforms

April 10, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Latin America

The Brazilian antitrust authority Superintendence has issued questionnaires to help it with a probe into 99Food’s alleged abuse of dominance in the food delivery app market, following a complaint by competitor... (more story)

NAR settles homebuyers' US antitrust claims for $52.2m

April 10, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The National Association of Realtors announced it has reached a $52.25 million settlement to resolve US antitrust claims brought by homebuyers over broker commissions. The deal is subject to appr... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Workday seeks to dismiss expanded allegations of discrimination over AI software

April 11, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Workday is seeking to strike or dismiss additional discrimination claims filed by plaintiffs over the use of the company's artificial intelligence job-screening software, saying the changes excee... (more story)

AI can be efficient but isn't likely to replace judicial decision making, US judge says

April 11, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

Artificial intelligence is unlikely to replace judicial decision making but the technology may help judges by creating efficiencies, and the judiciary should be open to using it, US District Judge Amit Mehta —... (more story)

Musk's legal fight against US state AI laws grows as x.AI targets Colorado

April 10, 2026 | Amy Miller

North America

Elon Musk’s legal fight to stop US states from regulating artificial intelligence is intensifying, and the Colorado Artificial Intelligence Act is his latest target. So far, Musk's attempts to block state AI l... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Hungary's Indamedia–Ringier media deal tests new EU pluralism oversight

April 10, 2026 | Anna Ferrari

Europe

Hungarian media group Indamedia’s takeover of Ringier has prompted the first opinion by a new EU media board, using its own-initiative review powers ahead of April 12 elections. The board flagged risks to medi... (more story)

Nexstar-Tegna temporary restraining order extended for week by US court

April 10, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Nexstar Media Group and Tegna must comply with a temporary restraining order on their business integration for another week while US Judge Troy Nunley of the Eastern District of California evalua... (more story)

Nexstar, Tegna haven't shown cuts were planned before merger, DirecTV, states argue

April 10, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Local TV station operators Nexstar Media Group and Tegna have not presented any "board decks, management presentations, or planning documents dated before August 18, 2025, the date of the merger ... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

US lawsuits expose how trust-based sharing of health data heightens privacy risks

April 10, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

North America

Lawsuits over the alleged misuse of patient records are spotlighting privacy gaps in the trust-based systems underpinning US health data exchanges.

Meta must face Mass. claims over social media harms, state's top court rules

April 10, 2026 | Xu Yuan

North America

Claims against Meta Platforms by Massachusetts over alleged harms from its social media platforms aren't barred by immunity provided by the US Communications Decency Act, the state’s top court ruled, dealing t... (more story)

Google files reply in support of pausing California social-media addiction law

April 10, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Google filed a reply in support of an injunction against California’s Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act, arguing that the First Amendment bars California from forcing it to chan... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

US 3rd Circuit fair-use opinion could benefit AI companies

April 10, 2026 | Nick Robertson

North America

A recent fair-use decision in the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit could show a pathway to victory for artificial intelligence companies trying to fend off copyright infringement lawsuits, but applyin... (more story)

Roxtec’s court hearing will test how trademark law, antitrust interact

April 10, 2026 | Anna Ferrari and Nicholas Hirst

Europe

Roxtec, a Swedish cable modules maker, will appear on April 16 before Italy’s highest administrative court to challenge an antitrust fine and seek referral to the EU’s top court. The company denies seeking to ... (more story)

Tesla, InterDigital prepare to argue over FRAND rights for patent pools

April 10, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

Later in April, the UK’s highest court will consider whether English judges can decide whether the licensing rates offered by patent pools are Fair, Reasonable And Non-Discriminatory, in a case brought by Tesl... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Credit Suisse escapes Swiss ‘tuna bonds’ prosecution following UBS merger

April 10, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

Credit Suisse, now part of UBS, has escaped criminal prosecution in Switzerland over the $2 billion Mozambique “tuna bonds” loan scandal, after judges ruled that the successor bank couldn’t be held liable for ... (more story)

BNP Paribas fined by London Metal Exchange over reports issues

April 10, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: BNP Paribas has been fined £120,000 by the London Metal Exchange over risk management failures. The LME said the French bank had failed to submit commodity reports in time in September 2024. 

US proposes money laundering, sanctions rules for stablecoins

April 09, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

The US Treasury Department proposed rules that would implement a statutory mandate to apply anti-money laundering and sanctions compliance requirements to stablecoin issuers. Commenters have 60 days to respond.

Financial Services View More

EU sets new disclosure rules for listed companies, updates market abuse framework

April 10, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has set out new rules for companies listed on EU financial markets on when they must disclose market-sensitive information and when they may delay doing so. The measures i... (more story)

UK moves to cap ministers' powers over pension funds investments after pushback

April 10, 2026 | Sofia Gerace

Europe

The UK government has proposed amendments to the upcoming pensions bill to cap a reserve power that would allow ministers to force pension funds to invest in specific assets. The Labour administration introduc... (more story)

EU banks invited to comment on simpler supervisory reporting rules

April 10, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Banking Authority has opened a consultation on plans to simplify bank-reporting rules, aiming to cut data requirements while maintaining oversight. The EBA said the changes would str... (more story)

Trade View More

US appeals court questions trade commission in Turkish steel case

April 10, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit appeared mostly skeptical Friday of a Turkish steel producer’s claim that the International Trade Commission erred when it decided against reopening the record t... (more story)

US trade court evaluates role of balance of payments in Section 122 tariff case

April 10, 2026 | Eliana Hubacker

North America

A three-judge panel at the US Court of International Trade struggled Friday to nail down how exactly a balance-of-payments deficit is meant to be calculated and measured for the purposes of invoking Section 122 tariffs.

US trade commission votes to continue Chinese truck covers investigation

April 10, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US International Trade Commission voted unanimously to continue the Commerce Department’s antisubsidy and antidumping investigations into Chinese imports of truck covers. Commissioners David ... (more story)

State Aid View More

Camgraphic can have €211m in Italian aid for chip development, EU watchdog says

April 09, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Italian company Camgraphic can have a direct grant worth €211 million to back the development of photonic chips which can be used in aerospace and defense, automotive or telecoms, the European Co... (more story)

China asset regulator sets up bureau to oversee foreign state-owned assets

April 09, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China’s State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission has set up a new bureau to oversee foreign state-owned assets, state media Xinhua reported Wednesday. The new department will ... (more story)

Welsh government airport subsidy appeal challenge dismissed by UK tribunal

April 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Bristol Airport's appeal of a decision of the Welsh Government to grant a subsidy package to Cardiff International Airport has been dismissed by the Competition Appeal Tribunal. Bristol Airport a... (more story)

Energy View More

EU gas network operators warn demand cuts, more LNG may be needed next winter

April 10, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

A full disruption of Russian pipeline flows combined with constrained LNG supply could significantly lower gas storage levels, warned a report of the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas, ... (more story)

Dutch state appeals Bonaire climate change ruling

April 10, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet and Louis de Briant

Europe

The Dutch government said Friday that it will appeal a ruling that said it failed to protect its overseas territories against climate change. The Netherlands’ environment minister said the state has additional... (more story)

EU reminds member states to lower gas storage targets early

April 10, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission reminded member states to lower their storage target to 80 percent early in the season to provide market certainty, the EU gas coordination group said Thursday. EU gas sto... (more story)

Technology View More

US FTC plausibly alleged Uber misled customers on subscriptions, judge says

April 10, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

North America

Uber Technologies will have to defend claims that it used deceptive design to lock users into its Uber One subscription, as a federal judge allowed most of a case by the US Federal Trade Commission to move forward.

Uber must face US FTC, state ROSCA claims, judge rules

April 10, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Uber must face claims brought by the US Federal Trade Commission and state plaintiffs over its design, which allegedly makes it difficult for consumers to cancel their "Uber One" subscriptions, a... (more story)

Singapore heat on TikTok, X shows online safety scrutiny going global

April 10, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe, Latin America, North America

Enforcement of TikTok and X by a Singapore regulator over failures to curb terrorism and child sexual abuse content, respectively, adds to efforts by regulators around the world to confront similar risks. In t... (more story)