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Section 122 tariff ruling tees up new stage in legal battle

Trump-Xi summit has modest expectations amid ‘Board of Trade’ proposal

EU cookie rules need a 'new start,' not tweaks, Bavaria’s privacy watchdog says

EU’s data protection rule revamp goes too far, German privacy official says

EchoStar spectrum transfers to SpaceX, AT&T approved by US FCC

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US technology conglomerate Metaverse or Meta Platforms, Inc logo on the iPhone 12 screen

Data Privacy and Security, Technology

May 14, 2026 | Xu Yuan

North America

Meta outlines challenges of implementing platform changes in New Mexico
Two Canadian flags fluttering in the wind

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

May 14, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

North America

Keyera-Plains challenge tests Canada's new structural merger presumption

Antitrust

May 14, 2026 | Simon Zekaria

Europe

'Selective' product suppliers buoyed by HOKA brand-owner's UK appeal court win
Meta outlines challenges of implementing platform changes in New Mexico
Keyera-Plains challenge tests Canada's new structural merger presumption
'Selective' product suppliers buoyed by HOKA brand-owner's UK appeal court win

Antitrust View More

CMA decision making risked disadvantage for UK, official says regulator was told

May 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK Competition And Markets Authority got a warning from "stakeholders" that "on the whole we made good decisions, [but] the way we went about it could be putting the UK at a disadvantage comp... (more story)

Calif. DOJ requests $4.1m for 16 antitrust limited-term positions in 2026-27

May 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The California Department of Justice's 2026-27 budget proposal released May 14 includes a request for an additional $4.1 million to hire 16 new limited-term positions to litigate antitrust cases ... (more story)

Unilever, Magnum come under Turkish antitrust probe

May 15, 2026

Middle East

MLex Summary: Ice-cream company Unilever and its former unit Magnum Dondurma are under investigation by the Turkish competition authority to see if they breached national competition laws, the watchdog said on... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Jury will face eight questions to reach verdict in Musk v OpenAI, Altman trial

May 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The jury in the trial between Elon Musk, and defendants OpenAI, Sam Altman, Greg Brockman and Microsoft will be faced with eight questions, the verdict form released by US District Judge Yvonne G... (more story)

California training data disclosure law unconstitutional, xAI tells US appeals court

May 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Artificial intelligence company xAI asked a US appeals court to overturn an order that denied an injunction against California’s training data disclosure law, arguing that the bill is unconstitut... (more story)

'AI privilege' debate looms large as chatbots are entrusted with users' secrets

May 15, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Europe, North America

A Canadian school shooting and French weapons raid have galvanized a growing discussion over how AI companies should respond when chatbot users reveal plans for violence, sensitive medical information or menta... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Getty must divest Shutterstock editorial unit for UK clearance, CMA says

May 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Getty Images’ acquisition of Shutterstock can proceed if Shutterstock divests its editorial business, the UK Competition and Markets Authority has said. The conclusion follows the CMA’s in-depth ... (more story)

Macquarie Asset Management's Energy Assets deal faces UK antitrust probe

May 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Macquarie Asset Management’s planned acquisition of Energy Assets Group is to be investigated by the UK antitrust regulator, which is seeking views on the deal from interested parties until May 2... (more story)

Lithuanian antitrust fines in 2025 exceeded €12m, report says

May 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Lithuania’s competition authority levied a total of €12.16 million in fines in 2025, the watchdog said this week when releasing its latest activity report. The authority reviewed 31 mergers and c... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

China bars compliance with EU Nuctech probe, calls measures extraterritorial

May 15, 2026

Asia, Europe

MLex Summary: China said an investigation by the Justice Ministry, Commerce Ministry and other agencies found that the EU's use of its Foreign Subsidies Regulation in a probe into Chinese security scanner comp... (more story)

Iliad appeals French €42m privacy fine over 2024 cyberattack

May 15, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Europe

Iliad has appealed a €42 million fine imposed by France’s data protection authority over a major cybersecurity breach affecting millions of subscribers, the company said on Friday. The appeal was filed at Fran... (more story)

X commitments on illegal content separate from Grok probe, UK regulator says

May 15, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

X’s new commitments to tackle illegal hate and terror content in the UK are separate from Ofcom’s investigation into risks linked to its Grok AI chatbot, the regulator says. The confirmation shows the regulato... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Rival Samsung-ZTE SEP rulings cast shadow over UK courts’ FRAND prominence

May 15, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

Samsung's standard-essential patents dispute with ZTE has led to a patent litigation first: two national courts issuing their own conclusions on a FRAND rate on the same issue. With a Chinese court's figure al... (more story)

Chinese court backs C&S Paper in Jierou trademark appeal over mass filings

May 15, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

Chinese tissue maker C&S Paper won an appeal in a trademark dispute after a Beijing court ruled that acquiring one trademark doesn’t automatically justify large-scale filings for similar marks.

Japanese cabinet submits bill to expand music-payment rights

May 15, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

Japan’s cabinet on Friday approved a bill for submission to parliament that would expand copyright-related payment rights for performers and record producers when recorded music is played publicly in venues su... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Venezuelan businessman López sees Swiss case for extradition from UK dropped

May 15, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

A Venezuelan businessman living in the UK is no longer being sought for extradition by prosecutors in Switzerland over money-laundering charges. Alejandro Betancourt López, a director at investment company the... (more story)

France’s ‘legal privilege’ law sets up clash with competition enforcement

May 15, 2026 | Jean Comte

Europe

A new French law that grants confidentiality to certain documents drafted by in-house lawyers is out of favor with the national competition authority over an apparent conflict with EU law — and the regulator s... (more story)

US Senate Banking Committee advances crypto market-structure bill

May 14, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

The US Senate Banking Committee advanced a cryptocurrency market-structure bill on a 15-9 vote without consideration of an amendment intended to curb a potential flight of stablecoin deposits from banks. The p... (more story)

Financial Services View More

EU retail investment deal still held up by some EU countries

May 15, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Europe

A political deal on EU retail investment reform reached in December between member states and the European Parliament remains stalled, with no clear timeline for formal adoption, MLex understands. Five member ... (more story)

Draft EU retail deal changes cover inducements, value for money, document shows

May 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Proposed changes to the EU retail investment deal address the scope of the European Commission's empowerment to adopt implementing acts on inducements and value for money, as well as complaints-h... (more story)

Armourguard cleared to negotiate with banks by New Zealand watchdog

May 15, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: Armourguard can collectively negotiate with the New Zealand Banking Association after the country's competition watchdog determined the public benefits outweigh the potential competition risks. I... (more story)

Trade View More

US launches antidumping probe into COVID-19 vaccine precursor chemicals

May 15, 2026

North America

MLex summary: The US Commerce Department launched an antidumping investigation into Chinese imports of Tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane, which are key precursor chemicals used in a wide range of applications, i... (more story)

US Commerce says certain vertical shaft engines circumventing China orders

May 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Commerce Department has determined preliminarily that Chinese company's Chongqing Zongshen General Power Machine Co., Ltd.'s 5C65M0 and BC70M0 vertical shaft engines are later-developed me... (more story)

China says Xi-Trump talks yield 'constructive, strategic and stable' ties framework

May 15, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: Chinese and US leaders agreed to frame bilateral ties as a “constructive, strategic and stable” relationship, a formulation Beijing described as the most important political consensus reached dur... (more story)

State Aid View More

China urges UK to respect Jingye's interests in British Steel

May 14, 2026

Asia, Europe

MLex Summary: China’s Ministry of Commerce said in a statement Thursday that any move by the UK government to nationalize British Steel should take into account the investment and contribution made by Chinese ... (more story)

EU Commission, Carpatair told to cover costs in airport state aid dispute

May 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Carpatair and the European Commission have been told by an EU court to cover their own legal costs following a mixed ruling in long-running state aid dispute. Following a legal challenge from Car... (more story)

UK regulators lack clarity on growth mandate, lawmakers say in push for reform bill

May 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: UK regulators risk failing to meet the government’s demand that they support economic growth because of unclear guidance, legislative constraints and competing statutory duties, a parliamentary c... (more story)

Energy View More

Dutch-Belgian nuclear cooperation pact signed covering SMRs and supply chain

May 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The Netherlands and Belgium signed a memorandum of understanding on May 13 to expand cooperation on nuclear energy, focused on knowledge-sharing around reactor construction, small nuclear reactor... (more story)

Energy industry urges EU to delay methane rules amid supply concerns

May 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Energy companies and industry groups including BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, TotalEnergies and Eurogas have urged EU energy ministers to amend and delay the EU Methane Regulation, warning it could thr... (more story)

EU says committed to pragmatic enforcement of planned methane emissions rules

May 13, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

The EU has said it is committed to a pragmatic approach to its planned law on methane emissions from the extraction of gas and oil that is imported into the bloc after a document suggested penalties for breach... (more story)

Technology View More

X commits to new UK safety measures; Ofcom to monitor improvements

May 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Social media platform X has committed to bringing in new measures to protect users in the UK, and regulator Ofcom will be monitoring the company’s performance against these commitments on a quart... (more story)

California antitrust unit poised to hire more attorneys under governor’s budget

May 15, 2026 | Alex Wilts

Europe, North America

The California attorney general’s antitrust unit would see a significant increase in funding under a revised 2026-27 state budget proposal unveiled by Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday. The state’s antitrust c... (more story)

Mexican law unequipped to prosecute self-colluding algorithms, enforcer says

May 14, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

Mexico's current legal framework does not allow for the prosecution of conduct where an algorithm learns to collude through machine learning without human assistance, but antitrust enforcers ought to think abo... (more story)