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Emma Mittelstaedt departs from senior healthcare enforcement role at US FTC October 09, 2026 | Chris May

Emma Mittelstaedt, a veteran US Department of Justice criminal antitrust enforcer, has stepped down from her senior role overseeing healthcare-related competition issues at the US Federal Trade Commission, the... (more story)

MultiPlan to answer for disappearing iPhone texts in US antitrust case, judge says October 09, 2026 | Clayton Vickers

MultiPlan will have to answer interrogatories over whether specific executives chose to enable disappearing messages on their iPhones after being served a litigation hold in a case involving US antitrust claim... (more story)

Burnham says UK government will legislate to curtail non-compete clauses October 09, 2026 | Jon Menon

Andy Burnham has pledged to legislate to curtail non-compete clauses, which enable companies to restrict what employees can do after leaving their jobs. Some businesses have gone too far in their use of restri... (more story)

China proposes supply-chain assessments for shipping cooperation agreements October 09, 2026 | MLex Staff

International liner shipping companies would be required to assess how their cooperation agreements affect China's shipping-related industrial and supply chains under proposed regulations that would also intro... (more story)

Japan's Purpose told to address violations over subcontractor payments, storage October 09, 2026 | Genta Nakanishi

Purpose, a privately held Japanese maker of gas water heaters, received a corrective recommendation Friday from Japan’s competition watchdog over delayed payments, improper deductions and requiring small contr... (more story)

Approval of music-royalty body's licensing arrangements challenged in Australia October 09, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

The Australian competition watchdog’s approval of the music-royalty body’s licensing arrangements has been challenged by Heart Music Group, which has argued that safeguards fail to give rival businesses a prac... (more story)

Reliable, efficient method to probe alleged UFC message deletion sought by US judge October 09, 2026 | Alex Wilts

A Nevada federal judge overseeing long-running antitrust litigation against the Ultimate Fighting Championship over fighter pay is wrestling with the best and most efficient way to test whether company executi... (more story)

Blue Cross, insurers fixed US health plan service prices, Michigan alleges October 08, 2026 | Clayton Vickers

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan conspired with insurers to artificially inflate the prices of services offered on large employer health plans, the Michigan Attorney General’s Office said in a US antitrust c... (more story)

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iFood complaint puts subsidy battle at center of Brazil food delivery rivalry October 09, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

The dispute between iFood and Keeta has got CADE examining whether aggressive subsidization represents a threat to competition or a tool for challenging market dominance. While iFood argues that deep discounts... (more story)

Thailand's dominance overhaul lowers thresholds but clouds digital-platform criteria October 09, 2026 | Choltanutkun Tun-atiruj

Thailand's proposed overhaul of market-dominance and merger-control rules could bring more businesses and transactions under competition scrutiny, but the absence of clear criteria for assessing dominance in d... (more story)

US state AGs say competition enforcement will factor into election campaigns October 08, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

State attorneys general campaigning for re-election this November say they will talk up their antitrust enforcement efforts because voters understand the relationship between corporate competition and the high... (more story)

UK AI startups’ tilt against non-compete clauses pits innovation against IP October 02, 2026 | Simon Zekaria

UK artificial intelligence startups are holding the government's feet to the fire over the competition impact of tech companies' employment clamps, stepping into the debate this week over an ongoing consultati... (more story)

US college sports antitrust exemption gains momentum, but obstacles remain October 01, 2026 | Chris May

Federal lawmakers seeking to reshape the US collegiate athletics system took an important step forward on Monday when the Senate passed legislation that includes an antitrust shield for the National Collegiate... (more story)

Canada’s push for economic autonomy complicates merger, investment reviews October 01, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

Canada’s push to build companies that can compete globally could favor domestic consolidation, even as tougher merger rules make large combinations harder to clear. At the same time, its broader national secur... (more story)

California gains new tool to tackle monopolization, but first case may take time October 01, 2026 | Alex Wilts

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation giving state antitrust enforcers a new tool to pursue monopolization and monopsonization. But with the state's Department of Justice already pressing its ant... (more story)

UK govt should use procurement, screening to retain startups, lawmaker says September 25, 2026 | Jon Menon

The UK government should use procurement, competition policy and investment screening to stop innovative British companies going overseas to grow, according to Martin Wrigley, the chair of an informal UK cross... (more story)

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Teva's US exclusive dealing theory fails as matter of law, Corcept says October 09, 2026
LinkedIn must face amended US antitrust claims, plaintiffs argue October 09, 2026
Amazon's bid to delay US FTC monopolization trial rejected by judge October 09, 2026
Oil refiners move to dismiss amended US antitrust claims October 09, 2026
Approval for £260m Google mass claim settlement published by UK antitrust court October 09, 2026
EU court case on public tender ban for cartel member to see Council intervention October 09, 2026
Hong Kong competition regulator's first false-information case goes to court October 09, 2026
Japan to survey 50,000 businesses on unfair IP practices October 09, 2026
Hong Kong regulator raids IT suppliers in VR equipment bid-rigging probe October 09, 2026
Student athletes defend US antitrust claims against NCAA October 08, 2026
Tyson settlement with restaurants in US beef pricing case gets final approval October 08, 2026
Zillow asks US judge to reconsider dismissing antitrust claims against it October 08, 2026
Ascend, Mayne settle with US states for $1m in generic-drug antitrust case October 08, 2026