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GDPR-AI Act interplay is key priority for French digital regulator

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EU leaders call for new trade tools as China imbalance concerns grow

Chief UK privacy enforcer Edwards resigns over HR probe 'distraction'

US-EU trade tensions persist over digital taxes, other issues

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Artificial Intelligence

June 22, 2026 | Amy Miller

North America

Workday must face nationwide discrimination claims over AI tools

Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Security

June 22, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

US House reaches bipartisan kids' safety deal absent duty of care

Trade

June 22, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

US launches new trade probe into Germany's pharma pricing
Workday must face nationwide discrimination claims over AI tools
US House reaches bipartisan kids' safety deal absent duty of care
US launches new trade probe into Germany's pharma pricing

Antitrust View More

Brazil's CADE schedules testimony hearings in Rodoanel cartel probe

June 23, 2026

Latin America

MLex Summary: Brazil’s antitrust authority has scheduled a series of witness hearings as part of its ongoing investigation into alleged bid-rigging and cartel conduct in contracts related to the Rodoanel Mário... (more story)

Auden Mckenzie, Actavis, Allergan appeal UK tribunal's hydrocortisone rulings

June 23, 2026 | Simon Zekaria

Europe

Auden Mckenzie, Actavis UK and Allergan told UK appeal judges Tuesday that they are challenging rulings from the country's competition tribunal which upheld findings from the competition watchdog over breaches... (more story)

Brazil's CADE closes exclusionary conduct probe into auctioneer unions

June 23, 2026

Latin America

MLex Summary: Brazil’s antitrust authority has closed an administrative inquiry into alleged anticompetitive conduct by the National Association of Judicial Auctioneers and regional unions in Rio Grande do Sul... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Brazil opens review of Microsoft–Inflection AI deal

June 23, 2026

Latin America

MLex summary: Brazil’s antitrust authority has opened a review of Microsoft’s partnership with artificial intelligence startup Inflection AI. The decision was posted today in the country's Official Journal. Wh... (more story)

Hong Kong drafting AI guidelines for legal sector amid digital push

June 23, 2026 | Yonnex Li

Asia

Hong Kong's judiciary will consult the legal profession in the second half of the year on draft sectoral guidelines for using generative AI tools. The move comes as jurisdictions globally develop frameworks to... (more story)

South Korea proposes stricter substantiation rules for AI advertising claims

June 23, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Businesses in South Korea could face stricter rules that would require them to substantiate performance claims relating to artificial intelligence before making such claims in advertisements. The... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Powers to ‘call in’ M&A deals get authorities’ backing — with eye on safeguards

June 23, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

Competition watchdogs across Europe have thrown their support behind merger “call-in” powers designed to capture potentially anticompetitive deals that fall below traditional notification thresholds, while als... (more story)

'Call in' merger regimes get support of EU watchdogs

June 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU nations that are crafting special merger powers to "call in" transactions for review got the support of the bloc's competition authorities. In a joint statement, antitrust watchdogs in Europe ... (more story)

CADE says Bus Serviços breached settlement over exclusive dealing

June 23, 2026

Latin America

MLex Summary: Brazil’s antitrust authority has found Bus Serviços de Agendamento in breach of a settlement agreement designed to prevent anti-competitive practices in the online bus ticketing market, according... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

EU plan for unlimited spectrum licenses questioned by key lawmaker

June 23, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Europe

A proposal in the EU’s revamp of telecom rules to move toward unlimited-duration spectrum licenses may lead to the entrenchment of incumbent operators and harm smaller companies, a leading European lawmaker sa... (more story)

Georgia cites Ohio win against challenge to social media parental consent law

June 23, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Georgia Attorney General Christopher Carr told a US appeals court that a decision in favor of Ohio’s online age verification law supports overturning an injunction against a similar Georgia law. ... (more story)

EU considering more clarity on tax-related data transfers in digital law reform

June 23, 2026 | Júlia Tar and Matthew Newman

Europe

The latest draft of plans for revising the EU's digital legislation includes additional clarification of how data protection rules would apply to transfers of personal data to third countries for tax cooperati... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

USPTO expands window for PTAB director review

June 23, 2026 | Nick Robertson

North America

Patent owners looking to halt inter partes review challenges against their patents will have more time to appeal for director review under a precedential decision issued by US Patent and Trademark Office Direc... (more story)

EU urged to strengthen live-event piracy rules amid enforcement gaps

June 23, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Europe

EU policymakers are considering stronger rules against illegal live-event streams as piracy becomes more sophisticated. Giovanni Maria Riccio, a legal expert whose study for the European Parliament will be pub... (more story)

Japan Patent Office trials system to align patent examination with standard setting

June 23, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

Japan’s patent office will launch a pilot program in July allowing companies to time patent examination around technical standard setting activity, creating a new route for applicants whose patent filings are ... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

EU weighs next steps for Apple, Booking, Google, Microsoft over financial scams

June 23, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Europe

Apple, Google and Microsoft — as well as the accommodation platform Booking — could face further scrutiny from the European Commission over how they tackle online financial scams under the Digital Services Act... (more story)

US leads the globe in dirty money in the real estate sector, study finds

June 23, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US  is the world’s top destination for laundering dirty money through real estate, the latest update to the Tax Justice Network's Financial Secrecy Index revealed. Weak to non-existent transp... (more story)

UK government unit handed expanded anti-fraud powers

June 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A UK enforcement unit with expanded powers will be able to search the premises of suspected fraudsters and seize money directly from their bank accounts, the government said on Tuesday. They will... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Basel III tweaks welcomed by EU lawmakers despite doubts from Social Democrats

June 23, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Europe

EU lawmakers broadly welcomed a European Commission proposal allowing banks to use a multiplier to offset Basel III capital increases, though the Socialists and Democrats group raised concerns about following ... (more story)

EU lawmakers closer to digital euro talks with governments after committee backing

June 23, 2026 | Helena Freitas

Europe

The European Parliament’s economic affairs committee approved its position on the digital euro regulation, paving the way for a full assembly vote in July and subsequent talks with EU governments. Lawmakers en... (more story)

Community bankers ask US officials to provide more AI regulatory clarity

June 22, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

Community bankers asked US policymakers to provide more regulatory clarity on artificial intelligence to help the firms cope with fraud turbocharged by AI use, a US Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City paper sa... (more story)

Trade View More

EU, Kazakhstan sign deals on critical raw materials, transport

June 23, 2026

Asia, Europe

MLex Summary: The EU and Kazakhstan signed deals on Tuesday to deepen cooperation in strategic sectors including critical raw materials and transport during President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s official visit to ... (more story)

US issues withhold release orders for Jordanian garment imports from two firms

June 23, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Customs and Border Protection issued two withhold release orders for products manufactured in Jordan by Needle Craft Ltd. and Casual Wear Apparel LLC, following an investigation that determine... (more story)

US producers ask for duties on solar cells from South Korea in circumvention order

June 23, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: A coalition of US producers filed an anti-circumvention request to the Commerce Department alleging that China is evading antidumping and antisubsidy duties by shipping product through South Kore... (more story)

State Aid View More

Zenobē Energy's 'subsidy' review application dismissed by UK tribunal

June 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Zenobē Energy's application for the Competition Appeal Tribunal to examine and rule on a “subsidy scheme” designed to promote development of energy storage projects has been dismissed by the cour... (more story)

QuantumDiamonds gets EU approval for chips facility state aid

June 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has approved a German state aid program worth €76 million, intended to help QuantumDiamonds build a plant to make semiconductor-testing equipment. This will be the EU’s fi... (more story)

Portugal faces EU lawsuit over failure to recover state aid

June 22, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Portugal is facing an EU court lawsuit over its failure to recover unlawful state aid granted under the Madeira Free Zone tax regime, according to an action published on Monday. The European Comm... (more story)

Energy View More

US hosting major Pax Silica summit on supply chain security June 25-26

June 23, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US State Department announced a summit on June 25 and 26 for Pax Silica, the initiative joining several countries seeking to shore up supply chains on emerging technologies.

EU should provide more climate funding for developing countries, lawmakers say

June 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU and its member states should provide additional financing for climate change mitigation and adaptation and loss and damage in developing countries, two key European Parliament committees h... (more story)

EU-UK July 22 summit postponed following Starmer's resignation announcement

June 22, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU-UK summit planned for July 22 will be postponed and a new date considered following UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s resignation announcement earlier on Monday, European Council President ... (more story)

Technology View More

Dutch regulator reports threefold jump in digital services complaints in 2025

June 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The Dutch consumers and markets watchdog received 727 complaints of violations of the EU's digital services law in 2025, almost three times the 256 it received the previous year, its annual repor... (more story)

Meta, YouTube, Netflix may be required to show UK public service content

June 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Social media platforms such as Meta Platform’s Instagram and Facebook and video platforms such as YouTube and Netflix could be required to make public service content more prominent in the UK und... (more story)

Meta must bolster moderation of deepfakes of non-public figures, Oversight Board says

June 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Meta must strengthen protections for non-public figures who are targets of sexualized deepfakes, since they in particular often carry the burden to self-report, Meta’s Oversight Board said on Tue... (more story)