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In-house lawyer communications won’t get protection in review of EU antitrust law November 10, 2025 | Lewis Crofts

Special protection granted to communications with external lawyers won’t be afforded to interactions with in-house counsel — despite calls for such an extension — when the European Commission revisits its key ... (more story)

HMD, VoiceAge dispute to see new push for ECJ reference November 10, 2025 | Lewis Crofts

Phone maker HMD Global’s appeal to Germany’s highest court in a dispute with VoiceAge over 4G technology licensing will see a new intervention from the European Commission, aiming to have legal questions resol... (more story)

Online services to get crisis protocol, AI poll guidance under EU Democracy Shield November 10, 2025 | Sara Brandstätter, Luca Bertuzzi and Lewis Crofts

A new crisis protocol for online services and guidance on the use of artificial intelligence in electoral processes is being prepared as part of a broader EU effort to counter information manipulation, accordi... (more story)

China should apply multiple laws to curb destructive market rivalry, senior adviser says November 10, 2025 | MLex Staff

A senior Chinese government adviser has called for coordinated use of six different laws to tackle increasingly destructive forms of market rivalry that undercut quality, suppress innovation and destabilize fa... (more story)

Google hit with complaint in South Korea over YouTube's licensing terms November 10, 2025 | Jenny Lee

Google's YouTube is facing allegations that it disadvantages one South Korean music-rights organization over another through discriminatory royalty terms, creating an uneven playing field that ultimately harms... (more story)

South Korea moves to expand KFTC digital-forensics capacity for data-heavy cases November 10, 2025 | Jenny Lee

South Korea’s competition watchdog will more than double the size of its digital-forensics unit from the current 14 investigators, a step that points to tighter scrutiny of online platforms and other data-inte... (more story)

Betting on Digital Competition Bill, Indian ministry launches study to test scope November 10, 2025 | Freny Patel

As India bets on the Digital Competition Bill, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has launched a market study to test the scope and  seek empirical evidence before implementation. The core mandate is to evaluat... (more story)

US DOJ won't take antitrust action against airlines responding to emergency order November 08, 2025 | Khushita Vasant

The US Department of Justice won't launch antitrust action against airlines taking steps to comply with an emergency order issued by the aviation authority that limits the use of navigable airspace, but warned... (more story)

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Six weeks in, US shutdown delays inject uncertainty into FTC probes November 07, 2025 | Alex Wilts, Madeline Hughes, Chris May and Mike Swift

The record-breaking US government shutdown has entered its sixth week, creating uncertainty over how the Federal Trade Commission will handle stalled cases once furloughed staff return and whether the prolonge... (more story)

Funder's dispute over UK Mastercard claim settlement raises thorny questions November 07, 2025 | Simon Zekaria

The leader of a mass claim against Mastercard and the business that underwrote the claim's funding became embroiled in a legal fight after a settlement was struck in the case, but that is now at risk of becomi... (more story)

Doctolib's French antitrust sanction sends warning on acquisition strategies November 06, 2025 | Jean Comte

A sanction against Doctolib is the French competition watchdog's first time penalizing an acquisition as a dominance abuse, since the EU Court of Justice confirmed the possibility in its Towercast ruling. Fren... (more story)

Google, Epic Games, states to face US judge over Play Store deals November 06, 2025 | Alex Wilts

Google’s settlement with Epic Games could be welcome news to the US judge overseeing their antitrust battles — yet it also leaves uncertain the fate of another deal Google struck with state enforcers over its ... (more story)

Proposed FTC Commissioner Baasch brings privacy, competition litigation chops to agency November 05, 2025 | Mike Swift and Chris May

Ryan Baasch, President Trump’s choice to be the next member of the US Federal Trade Commission, is a lawyer who knows the inside of a courtroom, even as he was the field general leading one of the most effecti... (more story)

Assertive or excessive? Lawsuit over scrapped SEP regulation splits EU lawmakers November 05, 2025 | Inbar Preiss

Tuesday’s European Parliament committee vote to sue the European Commission over its move to withdraw a law regulating Standard Essential Patents has opened up divisions among lawmakers, and also poses questio... (more story)

Musk takes US OpenAI feud deep into Texas as California case heats up November 04, 2025 | Alex Wilts and Mike Swift

Elon Musk has extended his fight against OpenAI from Silicon Valley to Texas with an antitrust lawsuit challenging the integration of ChatGPT into Apple devices. OpenAI countered that Musk is the one trying to... (more story)

Amazon US antitrust litigation facing schedule-shakeup due to shutdown October 31, 2025 | Alex Wilts and Chris May

Amazon’s latest clash with class members over their trial schedule underscores the tensions a prolonged government shutdown can create in parallel antitrust proceedings involving both private litigants and pub... (more story)