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Antitrust
April 22, 2026 | Andrew Boyce
Europe
Financial Crime
April 22, 2026 | Martin Coyle
Europe
Financial Services
April 21, 2026 | Neil Roland
North America
Antitrust View More
April 22, 2026 | Simon Zekaria
Europe
Mastercard and Visa are facing UK lawsuits from tool merchant Boels Rental and other companies. The actions — the latest in a series of suits targeting the payment-card giants — were filed at the High Court in... (more story)
April 22, 2026 | Simon Zekaria
Europe
Apple has argued to the UK antitrust court that it should cancel its trial approval for a collective action that alleges the tech giant abused a dominant market position by overcharging app developers. The iPh... (more story)
April 22, 2026 | Lewis Crofts
Europe
Insurer Groupama told EU judges that “generic and benign” exchanges of information with competitors weren’t enough to warrant an antitrust sanction, in a dispute that could clarify what contacts with rivals fa... (more story)
Artificial Intelligence View More
April 22, 2026
Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, North America, Oceania
MLex Summary: OpenAI is rolling out software called "Privacy Filter," which it describes as an open-weight model to allow AI developers to detect personally identifiable information in models. The company said... (more story)
April 22, 2026 | Yonnex Li
Asia
Hong Kong is exploring the possibility of introducing dedicated artificial intelligence laws as part of a review of its legal framework, Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Sun Dong said Wednesda... (more story)
April 22, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: AI companies should work with the UK government to build AI-powered cyber defense capabilities, security minister Dan Jarvis is due to say at a cyber security conference on Wednesday, the governm... (more story)
Mergers and Acquisitions View More
April 22, 2026 | Andrew Boyce
Europe
RTL has received unconditional EU approval for its takeover of Sky Deutschland, after the European Commission deemed advertising market concessions the entertainment group offered unnecessary due to a lack of ... (more story)
April 22, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Media group RTL's acquisition of Sky Deutschland has received unconditional approval from the European Commission. The regulator said the deal raised no concerns, and that markets were "undergoin... (more story)
April 22, 2026 | Jon Menon
Europe
Belgian food manufacturer Vandemoortele said it will “engage constructively” with the antitrust regulator as its buyout of rival frozen pastry supplier Délifrance unexpectedly moved to a deeper phase II invest... (more story)
Data Privacy and Security View More
April 22, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: The Business Software Alliance issued a statement saying it welcomes the introduction of the SECURE Data Act. BSA said that the law should help reinvigorate bipartisan efforts to advance a compre... (more story)
April 22, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo
Latin America
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)
April 22, 2026
North America
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.
Intellectual Property View More
April 22, 2026 | Melissa Ritti
North America
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)
April 22, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams
Europe
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)
April 22, 2026 | Inbar Preiss
Europe
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)
Financial Crime View More
April 22, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Stuart Holloway, a former relationship manager with the Royal Bank of Scotland’s specialist Global Restructuring Group, was sentenced to 21 months in prison at Edinburgh Sheriff Court after admit... (more story)
April 22, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: Swedish pension fund Sjunde AP-Fonden and Goldman Sachs jointly told a US judge they've reached an agreement in principle to resolve a shareholder lawsuit alleging that investors lost money becau... (more story)
April 22, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: In a securities filing, Chilean mining company Sociedad Quimica y Mineras de Chile (SQM) said a US foreign bribery investigation has resumed after a pause ordered by the US government. The compan... (more story)
Financial Services View More
April 22, 2026 | Sofia Gerace
Europe
The UK government has further diluted its proposed powers over pension fund asset allocation, following pushback from lawmakers in Britain’s upper chamber. Pensions minister Torsten Bell said the latest propos... (more story)
April 22, 2026 | Sofia Gerace
Europe
A UK consumer group is set to bring the Financial Conduct Authority to court over its £9.1 billion car-finance redress plan, after claiming that drivers will be left undercompensated. The FCA set out in March ... (more story)
April 22, 2026 | Sofia Gerace
Europe
The UK government is moving ahead with plans to remove the Certification Regime from national financial regulations, amid concerns that it’s hindering economic growth. The finance ministry has said it will int... (more story)
Trade View More
April 22, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: The US Court of International Trade upheld the Commerce Department’s final scope determination on antidumping and countervailing duties for wooden cabinets and vanities from China and Vietnam, as... (more story)
April 22, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: The US International Trade Commission said the petitions for antidumping and antisubsidy duties on Lithium Hexafluorophosphate from China were withdrawn by the petitioner. A notice letter was sen... (more story)
April 22, 2026 | Louis de Briant
Europe
The European Commission outlined coordinated measures to contain rising energy prices, including possible oil stock releases and joint gas storage efforts to avoid price spikes. In an announcement Wednesday, t... (more story)
State Aid View More
April 21, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The China Chamber of Commerce to the EU has criticized the removal of a Chinese subcontractor from a consortium bid for works on the Lisbon metro system, saying the company didn't make a critical... (more story)
April 21, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: France has won EU approval for a program worth €300 million to cover advisory services to businesses processing, producing and selling agricultural products. To receive the support, the services ... (more story)
April 21, 2026 | Lewis Crofts
Europe
Polish company PESA will replace a Chinese subcontractor in a consortium bid to extend the Lisbon metro after the European Commission intervened under its rules policing the impact of state support from non-EU... (more story)
Energy View More
April 22, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: EU countries should remove barriers to power purchase agreements — long-term contracts that let companies buy electricity directly from producers at stable prices — to help industry manage energy... (more story)
April 22, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The European Commission on Wednesday unveiled a package of measures to address rising energy costs driven by tensions in the Middle East. The plan combines emergency support for households and in... (more story)
April 21, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: EU member states on Tuesday called for urgent action through foreign and security policy to strengthen resilience against climate, environmental and energy security threats. They highlighted the ... (more story)
Technology View More
April 22, 2026 | Matthew Newman
Europe
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)
April 22, 2026 | Roffie Kuniawan
Asia
Google’s video-sharing platform YouTube has formally pledged to comply with Indonesia's child-protection requirements, the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs announced Wednesday, following a recent ... (more story)
April 22, 2026 | Matthew Newman
Europe
EU regulators and companies are debating whether cookie consent rules should be changed so that users make choices at the browser level rather than being bombarded with consent banners and suffering from “cook... (more story)