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DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

August 17, 2026 | Wesley Brown

North America

Merger of Henkel, A-Paint blocked by US judge
South Korea flag and chart of falling US dollar.

Antitrust, Trade

August 14, 2026 | Bradley Dress, Chris May

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

US Republicans pile pressure on S. Korea as trade escalation fears mount

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

August 13, 2026 | Wesley Brown

North America

Charter-Cox deal cleared by Calif. utility panel, to close next week

Antitrust View More

UK retailers not actively changing fuel pricing strategies, regulator says

August 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: UK retailers aren't actively changing their pricing strategies to take advantage of the crisis in the Middle East, the antitrust regulator has said. However, the Competition and Markets Authority... (more story)

Servier pulls generics companies into Dutch damages litigation

August 18, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

French pharmaceutical company Les Laboratoires Servier has started litigation against makers of generic drugs in the Netherlands in a bid to ensure they are on the hook for any damages claims from lawsuits bro... (more story)

Apple's app tracking changes don't fix antitrust harm, say German associations

August 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Apple's settlement with Germany's competition authority over its App Tracking Transparency Framework doesn't go far enough to resolve the competition concerns enforcers identified, associations r... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

OpenAI launches default ChatGPT for teens, as legal scrutiny mounts

August 18, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

OpenAI on Tuesday is launching ChatGPT for Teens for users aged 13–17, with default safeguards blocking sexual and dangerous content, break reminders, quiet hours, privacy warnings, parental alerts, and guided... (more story)

UK universities need stronger exam regulation to keep pace with AI, group says

August 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: UK universities should face stricter exam regulation as existing rules are failing to keep pace with generative AI, think tank Policy Exchange said in a report. Universities’ widespread use of un... (more story)

Japan unveils draft generative-AI code on IP protection, transparency

August 18, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Japan's Cabinet Office on Tuesday unveiled a draft principles code for generative artificial intelligence developers and providers following a public consultation. The non-binding code, discussed... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

OceanaGold proposes to acquire in Ausgold in $551m deal

August 18, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: Canada-headquartered OceanaGold on Monday notified the Australian Securities Exchange that it has agreed to fully acquire Perth-based Ausgold through a court-approved scheme of arrangement, valui... (more story)

Vets Central-Hills Veterinary Centre deal referred to Phase 2 review in Australia

August 18, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: A proposal by VC Operations, part of Vets Central group, to acquire the business assets of Hills Veterinary Centre from Australian veterinarian Jonathan Julian Carruthers requires an in-depth Pha... (more story)

UPM-Sappi joint venture among deals unconditionally cleared in China Aug. 3-9

August 18, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: A graphic-paper joint venture between South African paper company Sappi and Finnish rival UPM-Kymmene; Japan’s Itochu Corporation’s acquisition of a 35 percent stake in Star Blueseas Holding; and... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Platform algorithms can raise child radicalization risks, English watchdog says

August 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Online platforms’ algorithms can increase the risk of children being radicalized through repeated exposure to increasingly harmful content, the Children’s Commissioner for England said Tuesday. I... (more story)

China to step up AI push across technology, manufacturing, industry official says

August 18, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China will intensify efforts to develop core artificial-intelligence technologies and deploy them across manufacturing, a senior official said Tuesday, while strengthening the broader industry ecosystem and sa... (more story)

EU’s cookie-banner overhaul stalls amid competing interests

August 18, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Europe

The EU's latest attempt to reduce cookie banners has stalled as lawmakers struggle to balance consumers' demands for fewer consent requests, publishers' reliance on advertising revenue, and privacy advocates' ... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

UPC appeal court clarifies handling of infringements that began before UPC era

August 18, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Europe

The Unified Patent Court confirmed it can hear disputes involving conduct from before it opened in 2023 while applying different substantive law to different periods and forms of relief. The guidance comes in ... (more story)

China aligns administrative SEP enforcement on FRAND, testing speed, consistency

August 18, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China has closed a key gap in its standard essential patent regime by requiring administrative authorities to consider fair, reasonable and nondiscriminatory licensing conduct before ordering an implementer to... (more story)

Australia set to require data centers to power local AI development

August 18, 2026 | Sean Maguire

Oceania

Australia plans to use its data-center investment boom to build greater AI sovereignty by requiring hyperscalers to provide compute access to local start-ups, researchers and other organizations on favorable t... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Beauforce manager who 'repeatedly lied' banned from UK directorships

August 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A senior manager at debt management firm Beauforce Corporation is disqualified from acting as a UK company director for a decade, the High Court in London has ruled. The Financial Conduct Authori... (more story)

Smartmatic co-founder files new bid to dismiss US case under statute of limitations

August 17, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: Smartmatic co-founder Roger Alejandro Pinate Martinez filed a new motion to dismiss US corruption charges against him, citing the statute of limitations.

Smartmatic co-founder cites statute of limitations in new bid to dismiss US case

August 17, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Asia, North America

The alleged conduct involved in a US corruption case against Smartmatic co-founder Roger Alejandro Pinate Martinez purportedly took place a decade ago, he said Monday in new motion to dismiss the charges on st... (more story)

Financial Services View More

US Treasury Department proposes GENIUS Act rules for stablecoin sale

August 17, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

The US Department of the Treasury became the latest federal agency to propose rules implementing the 2025 GENIUS Act creating a regulatory framework for stablecoin cryptocurrency. The Treasury proposal Monday ... (more story)

TD Bank must face some claims from ex-employees in US wrongful termination suit

August 17, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: A US judge denied part of TD Bank's motion to dismiss a wrongful termination lawsuit from five former employees who said they were targeted because of their ethnicity and national origin, and tha... (more story)

OppFi acquisition of BNC National Bank should be blocked, US Senator Warren says

August 14, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Senator Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to the US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, urging them to block Opportunity Fin... (more story)

Trade View More

US Customs updates notice to clarify new 301 duties are drawback eligible

August 18, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Customs and Border Protection sent out a message on its Cargo Systems Messaging Service to clarify that Section 301 duties on forced labor imports and on Brazil are drawback eligible. CBP had ... (more story)

US trade court sets Sept. 30 hearing on forced labor challenge

August 18, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Court of International Trade set a Sept. 30 date for oral arguments in the lawsuit from a coalition of small businesses challenging the Trump administration's use of Section 301 to impose ... (more story)

US trade court partially remands forced labor ruling under UFLPA

August 17, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

The US Court of International Trade partially remanded an intergovernmental agency panel that declined to remove a US car battery importer from an entity list under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. 

State Aid View More

Germany wins EU approval for €75m aid to Stadion Oldenburg

August 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Germany has won approval for its plan to grant 75 million euros to Stadion Oldenburg for the construction and operation of a stadium for football and other sports, the European Commission said on... (more story)

EU probe into Post Danmark capital injection now open for feedback

August 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission is seeking feedback as part of its ongoing investigation into a capital injection made by PostNord into its Post Danmark subsidiary in 2017. The commission opened an in-de... (more story)

RWE, Spain sent to ECJ by German court over investment arbitration award

August 10, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Litigation between German utility RWE and the Spanish government is heading to the EU's top court after German judges sought guidance on when the bloc's state aid law might impede the enforcement... (more story)

Energy View More

EU countries gain fiscal leeway for clean-energy investments through 2028

August 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU countries can exempt additional spending on nuclear power, electricity grids, hydrogen, renewables and other energy-security measures from normal spending constraints through 2028 under new gu... (more story)

Georgia lawmaker calls for ‘playbook’ to manage data center boom

August 17, 2026 | Amy Miller

North America

State and local lawmakers need a clear framework for managing the rapid growth of AI-driven data centers, including rules for what developers should pay and what communities and regulators should demand, state... (more story)

Australian state announces AI framework for data-center investment

August 17, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: The New South Wales government on Monday announced a new policy framework for data-center investment that requires projects seeking streamlined approvals to meet energy, water, community and infr... (more story)

Technology View More

Delhi court fixes India's mental-act patent problem — but should judges write the rules?

August 18, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

India's patent system finally has a test for deciding when an invention is merely a mental act, after the Delhi High Court stepped in where the patent office hadn't. The seven-step framework could curb arbitra... (more story)

204 digital platforms submit child-safety risk assessments in Indonesia

August 18, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Some 204 digital platforms have submitted mandatory self-assessments of their risk profiles to the Indonesian government under the country's online child-protection regime, the Communications and... (more story)

Alleged cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme mastermind to appear in US court

August 17, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: After allegedly perpetrating a $165 million Ponzi scheme, fleeing to Fiji and being deported back to the United States, Edward Zimbardi will appear in federal court to face wire fraud and money l... (more story)