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Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation

Xi calls for US-China AI cooperation, human control over technology

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Financial Crime, Financial Services

September 24, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

US stablecoin issuers to face fully backed liquid reserve requirements, Fed says
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Artificial Intelligence

September 24, 2026 | Emma Whitford

Asia, North America

AI on agenda for US-China summit but not guardrails, Trump says
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Data Privacy and Security, Technology

September 23, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

North America

Roblox, Discord seek arbitration of US child-exploitation claims
US stablecoin issuers to face fully backed liquid reserve requirements, Fed says
AI on agenda for US-China summit but not guardrails, Trump says
Roblox, Discord seek arbitration of US child-exploitation claims

Antitrust View More

Solar-panel companies raided in Ireland over antitrust suspicions

September 25, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Businesses active in Ireland's solar-panel industry have been subject to unannounced inspections on suspicion of bid-rigging, the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission said on Friday. Th... (more story)

ACCC reliant on slow litigation without digital-platform rules, official says

September 25, 2026 | Lewis Crofts and Saloni Sinha

Oceania

Australia needs a targeted, ex-ante regime to address the market power of major digital platforms because its antitrust regulator is currently reliant on slow and backward-looking court-based enforcement, acco... (more story)

Landscape architecture businesses raided in France over antitrust suspicions

September 25, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Companies operating in the field of landscape architecture have received surprise visits from French antitrust officials, on suspicion of engaging in anticompetitive conduct. The inspections were... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

​Plan for a possible AI downturn, UK regulators are urged

September 25, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: UK regulators should plan together for a potential fall in AI company valuations if investments fail to deliver expected returns, the Ada Lovelace Institute said in a report on Friday. Preparatio... (more story)

New AI rules for telecoms aren’t needed for now, UK regulator says

September 25, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: New guidance for AI in UK telecoms is unnecessary for now, media regulator Ofcom said on Friday, citing limited evidence of systemic consumer harm. "We do not think that we need to intervene at t... (more story)

Microsoft to invest $1.7bn in Indonesia cloud, AI infrastructure

September 25, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Microsoft is committed to invest $1.7 billion in cloud and artificial-intelligence infrastructure in Indonesia, as the government develops a national AI-governance framework, the country's Commun... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

DFDS conditionally cleared in Spain to buy some Armas assets

September 25, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Shipping company DFDS has secured Spanish competition authority approval to acquire some assets from rival Armas-Transmediterranea. The regulator imposed several remedies, such as maintaining the... (more story)

Macquarie buyout of Energy Assets raises gas-metering concerns, UK watchdog says

September 25, 2026 | Jon Menon

Europe

Macquarie Asset Management’s acquisition of Energy Assets Group is facing a deeper UK probe after an initial review by the country’ antitrust watchdog found that the deal may harm competition in the supply of ... (more story)

Macquarie-Energy Assets deal faces deeper UK probe

September 25, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Macquarie Asset Management’s acquisition of Energy Assets Group may harm competition and will be referred for a deeper investigation unless the parties can offer acceptable ways to address the co... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Indonesia urges Meta to accelerate restrictions on children's accounts

September 25, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Meta Platforms has been pressed by Indonesia to provide a clear timetable for restricting and deactivating Facebook, Instagram and Threads accounts belonging to users under 16 as the company impl... (more story)

Japan panel proposes remote police access to suspects' smartphone communications

September 25, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: An expert panel under Japan’s National Police Agency proposed Thursday allowing police to remotely access communications on suspects’ devices, including messages exchanged through encrypted apps,... (more story)

Australian privacy regulator investigates 2023 Latitude data breach

September 25, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: Australia's privacy watchdog on Friday said it is continuing its investigation into Latitude’s 2023 data breach, focusing on whether the company adequately protected personal information and dest... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Standard implementers warn of growing patent abuse: 'Consumer suffering is here'

September 25, 2026 | Nick Robertson

North America

Costly infringement suits over standard-essential patents are reaching more industries and degrading the meaning of fair, reasonable and nondiscriminatory licensing negotiations, in a trend exacerbated by a ri... (more story)

Rare USITC fast-track proceeding tests GG Technologies’ US investment

September 24, 2026 | Steve Scherer

North America

GG Technologies’ NameDrop patent case against Apple is well suited to the US International Trade Commission’s rarely used 100-day procedure, four lawyers told MLex, because it presents a narrow question about ... (more story)

Value Drug plausibly alleges Alkermes duped USPTO, judge says in antitrust suit

September 24, 2026 | Chris May

North America

Value Drug has plausibly alleged global biopharmaceutical company Alkermes violated federal antitrust law by protecting its monopoly on the drug naltrexone through material misrepresentations to the US Patent ... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

US senators seek answers on DOJ move to dismiss Adani charges

September 24, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US senators Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal sent another letter to Attorney General Todd Blanche following new revelations that came to light in the criminal case against Indian billionai... (more story)

Credit unions fined by Canada FINTRAC for compliance failures

September 24, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada imposed administrative penalties on four credit unions, including Caisse populaire acadienne ltée, which also operates as UNI Fina... (more story)

Liquidated Puerto Rican bank to change plea over suspicious activity violations

September 24, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Blue Ocean International Bank, a Puerto Rican lender in liquidation, will change its plea to charges of violating the Bank Secrecy Act by willfully failing to file reports on suspicious activity ... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Polymarket accused by New York of running illegal gambling operation

September 24, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: New York Attorney General Letitia James and Governor Kathy Hochul announced a lawsuit accusing Polymarket of running an illegal gambling operation in New York through its prediction market platfo... (more story)

Gas use to fall by nearly 7 billion cubic meters in Germany by 2030, report says

September 24, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Germany plans to cut natural gas consumption by nearly 7 billion cubic meters and gasoline use by about 4 billion liters by 2030. The reductions would result from measures under its 2026 Climate ... (more story)

AI, tokenization focus of new initiative by European markets watchdog

September 24, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: AI and tokenization will be the initial focus of a new supervisory initiative by Europe's financial markets watchdog, the European Securities and Markets Authority, or ESMA. In a statement, it sa... (more story)

Trade View More

Chinese solar firm challenges EU court ruling with rarely-used review procedure

September 25, 2026 | Karoline Del Vecchio

Europe

Chinese solar panel maker Zhejiang Sunflower Great Health and EU importer Sunowe Solar have challenged a 2024 verdict at the bloc's General Court with a rarely used procedure which allows a ruling to be review... (more story)

Chinese Pekin duck imports face registration at EU borders

September 25, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU imports of Pekin duck meat from China will be registered at the bloc's borders, the European Commission said Friday. The move comes as part of an investigation opened in July to find out if im... (more story)

Chinese pea protein subject to definitive dumping duties in EU

September 25, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU imports of pea protein from China will be subject to punitive tariffs ranging between 40.5 percent and 67.1 percent at EU borders, the European Commission said on Friday. The measures, imposed... (more story)

State Aid View More

EU foreign subsidies rules to get technical amendments in Q1 2027, document shows

September 24, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU's framework to probe and counter market distortions caused by foreign subsidies is due to be amended by the European Commission in the first quarter of 2027, the readout of a meeting with ... (more story)

Acciaierie d’Italia restructuring doesn’t change state aid status, court says

September 24, 2026 | Anna Ferrari

Europe

Steelmaker Acciaierie d'Italia's extraordinary administration — following a corporate restructuring — doesn't shield it from being classified as an "undertaking in difficulty" under EU state aid rules, the EU'... (more story)

Acciaierie d’Italia can be excluded from national energy aid, EU court says

September 24, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Steelmaker Acciaierie d'Italia can be excluded from Italy's support schemes for electricity- and gas-intensive companies, the EU's highest court ruled on Thursday. This is because companies under... (more story)

Energy View More

EU countries told to include decarbonized gas market rules within two months

September 25, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: All EU countries except Italy, which has already done so, must include the bloc's rules on the hydrogen and decarbonized gas market in their national laws within two months or face possible disci... (more story)

Most EU states must implement electricity market design rules, watchdog says

September 25, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A total of 18 EU member states — including Belgium, Poland and Spain — must still write the new EU electricity market design rules on free choice of supplier and right to energy sharing into thei... (more story)

Second EU €1bn auction to decarbonize industrial heat to include nuclear projects

September 24, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU's second auction of €1 billion in subsidies for projects to decarbonize industrial process heat for manufacturing due in early December will include nuclear technologies such as small modu... (more story)

Technology View More

Indonesia, Russia explore AI, satellite technology cooperation

September 25, 2026

Asia, Europe

MLex Summary: Indonesia and Russia are exploring cooperation on satellite technology and artificial intelligence, including potential access to Russian satellite data and cooperation with Indonesian state-owne... (more story)

UK children prefer safety-by-design to Australia-style social media ban, poll shows

September 25, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The majority of UK children who took part in a poll about social media would oppose an Australia-style ban, according to research published on Friday. Instead, they want the government to incenti... (more story)

US DOJ looks to intervene in X Corp. challenge to European Commission decision

September 24, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The US Department of Justice filed an application to intervene in X Corp. and Elon Musk's case to annul a decision by the European Commission that found them liable for violations of the EU's Dig... (more story)