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Antitrust, Technology
March 19, 2026 | Chris May
North America
Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Property
March 18, 2026 | Emma Whitford
North America
Antitrust
March 17, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert
Latin America
Antitrust View More
March 19, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: National governments are set to propose a set of actions to ensure the bloc remains "highly competitive," according to a draft statement obtained by MLex, to be adopted at a summit today. The act... (more story)
March 19, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Germany's rising fuel prices could indicate weaker competition in the market, the Monopolies Commission, an advisor to the German government on competition matters, has said. European Commission ... (more story)
March 19, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The German government is rushing through far-reaching and risky changes to competition law via an expedited procedure, creating enormous uncertainty for companies and putting investment across se... (more story)
Artificial Intelligence View More
March 19, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo
Europe
UK lawmakers late on Wednesday approved amendments to create a criminal offense for AI chatbots deemed unsafe, backing campaigner-led proposals over the government's preferred approach to regulating the techno... (more story)
March 19, 2026 | Yonnex Li
Asia
Hong Kong’s Law Reform Commission is examining whether existing laws adequately address crimes involving the use of artificial intelligence, amid growing global scrutiny over deepfake pornography and misinform... (more story)
March 19, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: Hong Kong has issued six pilot licenses covering 62 autonomous vehicles operating in locations including North Lantau, West Kowloon and Kai Tak, as the government accelerates commercial deploymen... (more story)
Mergers and Acquisitions View More
March 19, 2026 | Jean Comte
Europe
DHL and CTT's planned parcel delivery joint venture in the Iberian peninsula has been cleared by the EU's merger regulator, but has yet to be filed for approval of the bloc's foreign subsidy rules. The chief e... (more story)
March 19, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: LifeFit Group has won German competition approval to buy 21 fitness clubs in the Rhineland region run under the Just Fit brand. The authority focused its review on the Cologne metropolitan area, ... (more story)
March 19, 2026 | Flavia Fortes
North America
Nexstar Media Group saw a coalition of eight US state attorneys general, led by California, file suit on Thursday to block its proposed acquisition of Tegna. They argue that the $6.2 billion deal would signifi... (more story)
Data Privacy and Security View More
March 19, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Heads of states and governments of EU countries that use the euro currency are set to call for an acceleration in preparations for a digital euro, according to a draft statement to be adopted on ... (more story)
March 19, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: EU member states should be able to block the use of software and hardware in their telecom infrastructure on the basis that the vendor poses a risk to national security, subject to judicial revie... (more story)
March 19, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Companies may refuse data access requests under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation only when they can demonstrate abusive intent, the bloc’s top court ruled, largely endorsing an opinion... (more story)
Intellectual Property View More
March 19, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi
Asia
A Tokyo court rejected a real estate firm’s claim that former employees misappropriated customer data to fuel a rival business, holding that overlapping deals and employee departures weren’t enough to prove tr... (more story)
March 19, 2026 | Freny Patel
Asia
Free trade agreements prove global recognition of the alcoholic beverage Pisco from both Peru and Chile, an Indian court said. In rejecting Peru’s exclusivity claim, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday mandated ... (more story)
March 18, 2026 | Frank Hersey
Europe
The UK government has dropped its previously-stated preference on proposals to change copyright law in favor of AI developers but has not ruled out change overall. It seeks to ensure the whole economy benefits... (more story)
Financial Crime View More
March 18, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld
North America
A Texas-based businessman was charged with offering “a substantial amount in bribes” to an official of Mexico’s state-owned energy company to help an equipment company obtain a $540 million supply contract. He... (more story)
March 18, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control has issued a general license authorizing certain transactions involving Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PdVSA). The types of business with... (more story)
March 18, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld
North America
Changes in US anti-money laundering regulation and enforcement during President Donald Trump’s second term have thus far been a modest shift in emphasis and tools rather than a relaxation of core expectations,... (more story)
Financial Services View More
March 19, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The UK's financial watchdog has published its annual regulatory priorities for wholesale markets, including increasing operational resilience, improving competitiveness, and enabling safe adoptio... (more story)
March 19, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The EU Court of Justice has requested amendments to its internal rules, most significantly, to allow the institution to deliver a ruling even after the participating judges have left the court. T... (more story)
March 18, 2026 | Sofia Gerace
Europe
The UK's Financial Ombudsman Service can continue to operate independently even if the government takes over responsibility for appointing senior figures at the organization, the interim chair of the body whic... (more story)
Trade View More
March 19, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet
Europe
The European Parliament’s International Trade Committee has approved two laws paving the way for the EU-US trade deal to be approved in a plenary session as early as next week. The Turnberry Agreement, provisi... (more story)
March 19, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: UK steel import quotas are set to be reduced with anything above the level subject to a higher 50 percent tariff, as part of plans to shield the domestic industry from global overcapacity and pre... (more story)
March 19, 2026 | Louis de Briant
Europe
EU-wide emergency measures to curb energy costs are unlikely at the March 19-20 European Council, as divisions persist among EU countries. Leaders are expected to focus on national steps, including tax cuts an... (more story)
State Aid View More
March 19, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: The Japanese Cabinet on Thursday approved a bill to amend the Economic Security Promotion Act for submission to parliament. The bill would add services to ensure the stable supply of critical goo... (more story)
March 19, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Parties wishing to make comments on Denmark's tariff model for the discharge and treatment of companies' wastewater now have one month to provide input to the European Commission. In January, the... (more story)
March 18, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi
Asia
Japan has proposed a bill to strengthen support for artificial intelligence, quantum and other strategically important technologies, while tightening the treatment of patents and other intellectual property ge... (more story)
Energy View More
March 18, 2026 | Bradley Dress
North America
The US faces a growing supply chain risk as quantum technology is set to emerge as a major industry in the future, a new report warned.
March 18, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The EU's CO2 emissions standards for cars should be revised to ensure technological neutrality and protect industrial competitiveness, five EU countries said in a joint document. Czechia, Hungary... (more story)
March 18, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Heads of state from 10 EU member countries have said the pathway set by the EU Emissions Trading System is "too steep and overly ambitious," in a joint letter to the presidents of the EU Council ... (more story)
Technology View More
March 19, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo
North America
A US federal judge has signaled she will deny most efforts by a Kentucky school district and major social media companies to limit what evidence a jury can hear in a closely watched trial over whether platform... (more story)
March 18, 2026 | Madeline Hughes
North America
Members of the US Senate Commerce Committee used a majority of a hearing on Wednesday questioning how Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act has impacted lawsuits alleging addictive harms brought agains... (more story)
March 18, 2026 | Xu Yuan
North America
The jury in the trial over the role of Instagram and YouTube in the deterioration of the mental health of a 20-year-old plaintiff have asked a series of questions concerning Instagram’s features, YouTube’s dat... (more story)