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Russian sanctions could speed up moves to regulate crypto; and the action-packed 1MDB trial
24 mins; March 11, 2022
Ukraine crisis puts platforms under regulatory pressure; UK lawmakers target Russian money
15 mins; March 04, 2022
Why Google’s Plans To Change Personal - Data Access For Android Apps Will Prompt Scrutiny
22 mins; February 25, 2022
The UK regulator’s Hobson’s choice on Big Tech; and Australia’s banking prosecution collapses
28 mins; February 18, 2022
Europe kickstarts an AI regulatory enforcement clash; and carmakers’ data-collection caution
15 mins; February 11, 2022
Intel’s epic antitrust clash hits a new milestone; and Autonomy loses Hewlett-Packard fraud case
17 mins; February 04, 2022
Concerns over Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition; and Australia’s BlueScope cartel lawsuit
20 mins; January 28, 2022
Platforms demand recusal of FTC, DOJ antitrust officials; and Facebook’s power of redaction
17 mins; January 21, 2022
US states grapple with biometric-data regulation; and Singapore’s green antitrust campaign
18 mins; January 14, 2022
Black underrepresentation in the acquisition of divested assets raises questions at FTC and DOJ
17 mins; December 22, 2021
The European clash over regulating killer acquisitions; the White House takes on corruption
26 mins; December 17, 2021
Moves to unwind Meta’s Giphy acquisition point to an evolving regulatory landscape; Didi’s dilemma
21 mins; December 10, 2021
Facebook’s clash with Baltic startup points to the metaverse; and the UK’s automated-car challenge
25 mins; December 03, 2021
Amazon takes on Visa in the UK over transaction fees; South Korea’s bold app-store payments move
20 mins; November 26, 2021
A high-level fallout in the US FTC prompts debate about partisan divisions; and COP26 explained
30 mins; November 19, 2021
Google win vindicates EU regulator; and moves to end the liquidity crunch in US Treasury market
27 mins; November 12, 2021
Regulating Facebook’s Meta vision; and Brazil’s highly politicized fight against corruption
20 mins; November 05, 2021
Apple, Google fight to keep control of their app stores; and Credit Suisse’s Mozambique mess
22 mins; October 29, 2021
Counterfeit concerns over Facebook’s marketplace; and tensions inside Brazil’s CADE
18 mins; October 22, 2021
NatWest faces massive fines over money-laundering conviction; Soaring energy prices hit the EU
17 mins; October 15, 2021
The connected-car revolution highlights the urgency of the global regulatory challenge ahead
19 mins; October 08, 2021
Facebook’s pot of gold faces privacy headwinds; and Google’s day in court over record Android fine
24 mins; October 01, 2021
Google’s South Korean penalty highlights innovation concerns; momentum builds for US anti-graft laws
21 mins; September 24, 2021
Apple’s U-turn on child abuse images highlights privacy predicament; and regulating tomorrow’s cars
32 mins; September 17, 2021
Nvidia’s move on Arm may highlight EU-UK undertakings divide
23 mins; September 10, 2021
MLex podcast on summer recess
39 secs; August 25, 2021
US defense officials’ role in Lockheed-Aerojet deal; Australia ponders banking competition
21 mins; August 20, 2021
Zoom’s privacy settlement over ‘Zoombombing’; and the EU’s salmon-cartel fight pops up in the US
21 mins; August 13, 2021
CMA’s proposed new consumer power a boon for UK enforcer; UK clearinghouses face deadline
23 mins; August 06, 2021
What the Aon-WTW deal’s collapse says about US merger law; and a key appointment at Brazil’s CADE
24 mins; July 30, 2021
Didi’s data remains central to enforcement in China; and the one-year anniversary of Schrems II
33 mins; July 23, 2021
The EU’s ambitious plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions; and Biden outlines his antitrust vision
31 mins; July 16, 2021
The politics of classifying nuclear power in the EU; and 10 years of UK Bribery Act
19 mins; July 09, 2021
Facebook and Google’s adtech practices are back on the regulatory agenda in Europe and Asia
24 mins; July 02, 2021
GDPR’s one-stop-shop principle is put to the test; and the EU-UK clash over trade settings
24 mins; June 25, 2021
Why voice activation is shaping up as the next big thing in Big Tech regulation
26 mins; June 18, 2021
The push for beneficial-ownership registries goes global; ENRC turns the tables on the SFO
23 mins; June 11, 2021
Failure of Country Care criminal-cartel trial points to future challenges for Australian enforcer
31 mins; June 04, 2021
The EU Clash Over Fishing Rights And Banking Access; European Fight For The Environment In Court
23 mins; May 28, 2021
Epic’s Apple lawsuit sparks a court debate about App Store availability of online smut
20 mins; May 21, 2021
Who killed Latvia’s ABLV Bank? And the risks of Europe’s tough new stance on foreign subsidies
23 mins; May 14, 2021
Serco fraud acquittals deal a heavy blow to the UK prosecutor
18 mins; May 07, 2021
Big Tech hit by China’s multipronged antitrust enforcement; Petroecuador’s fight for restitution
18 mins; April 30, 2021
National regulators call for sharper M&A tools; soccer’s Super League antitrust dimensions
25 mins; April 23, 2021
Illumina’s $7.1 billion play for cancer startup Grail faces global headwinds
19 mins; April 16, 2021
Google’s Supreme Court copyright victory against Oracle marks the end of era
28 mins; April 09, 2021
The legacy of regulation and enforcement left by Australia’s bold digital platform investigation
16 mins; April 07, 2021
The case for witnesses keeping it simple in antitrust cases and Asean’s competition challenge
32 mins; April 02, 2021
California becomes first US state to establish a sole-purpose data-protection agency
19 mins; March 26, 2021
Bidens Antitrust Revamp May Face Congressional Pushback; U and UK clash over Northern Ireland
24 mins; March 19, 2021
EU’s tech gatekeeper proposals spark tensions over need for ‘flexible’ regulation
17 mins; March 12, 2021
Gamestop’s market adventure and Robinhood’s dramatic reset spark US, EU regulatory concerns
22 mins; March 05, 2021
North Korean hackers preyed on banks’ weaknesses; Japan grapples with the 500.com bribery scandal
25 mins; February 26, 2021
Australia’s regulatory feud with Facebook turns ugly; The future of mass claims in the UK
26 mins; February 19, 2021
Big Tech’s Move Into Financial Services Sounds Alarm Over Inadequate Regulation 021221
22 mins; February 11, 2021
Google’s Texas antitrust lawsuit places allegations of adtech-market abuse at center stage
24 mins; February 05, 2021
Black Lawyers Remain Underrepresented In DOJ, FTC Antitrust Positions
11 mins; January 29, 2021
Why 2021 is shaping up as a significant year for global privacy regulation
14 mins; January 28, 2021
WhatsApp’s privacy policy update sparks global regulatory backlash amid user confusion
18 mins; January 22, 2021
Trump’s Twitter exile places Section 230 at center stage; the South Korea’s racist chatbot
30 mins; January 15, 2021
Google faces a Texan showdown, as European ice skaters welcome a key court decision
30 mins; December 23, 2020
Tech giants face significant regulatory pushback as Europe gears up for epochal fight
25 mins; December 18, 2020
Facebook lawsuits present the social-media behemoth with its biggest regulatory threat yet
25 mins; December 11, 2020
Singapore's antitrust chief finds a delicate balance in her agency's Covid-19 response
11 mins; December 10, 2020
Libra sparks European soul-searching on digital currencies and payment networks
23 mins; December 04, 2020
The EU debates the future of encryption, two years after Australia’s controversial messaging law
27 mins; November 27, 2020
UK grapples with balancing tough foreign-M&A rules with the need for post-Brexit foreign investment
26 mins; November 20, 2020
US presidential election sparks speculation on the future of antitrust, online policy settings
29 mins; November 13, 2020
How the EU and the UK are gearing up for future regulatory battles with Big Tech
23 mins; November 06, 2020
Goldman Sachs hit with record fines in the US over its role in 1MDB scandal
24 mins; October 30, 2020
US Google antitrust lawsuit ushers in a new era of muscular Big Tech enforcement
25 mins; October 23, 2020
EU data-protection adequacy standards remain unaddressed, as UK hurtles towards Brexit
18 mins; October 16, 2020
Apple and Google’s app-store management sparks US lawsuits, Asian regulatory pushback
23 mins; October 09, 2020
Brazil’s data-protection law taps into global digital economy, as EU struggles with e-privacy bill
18 mins; October 02, 2020
DOJ’s revamped remedies manual champions role of divestiture over conduct commitments
20 mins; September 25, 2020
Japan’s new competition chief Furuya likely to see eye-to-eye with Prime Minister Suga
22 mins; September 18, 2020
As the effects of Covid-19 reverberate around the world, regulators experiment with new settings
22 mins; September 14, 2020
Brazilian corruption probe into SNC Lavalin may renew Canadian prosecutors’ interest
16 mins; September 11, 2020
Democrats’ choice of Kamala Harris as VP candidate in US places Big Tech regulation at center stage
13 mins; September 04, 2020
Australia’s criminal-cartel offenses highlight the pitfalls of antitrust prosecutions
11 mins; August 31, 2020
Mooted EU carbon levy on imports gains momentum, sparks concerns over mounting protectionism
18 mins; August 28, 2020
Wirecard’s collapse sparks German soul-searching over work of auditors, financial regulator
16 mins; August 21, 2020
TikTok’s forced sale won’t lessen global privacy concerns over personal-data use
16 mins; August 14, 2020
Facebook, Google face regulatory challenges as media companies demand payment for content
19 mins; August 07, 2020
Privacy pressure mounts on the US as European court scuttles international data-transfer regime
15 mins; July 31, 2020
US prosecutions on criminal antitrust offenses come at a high cost for foreign offenders
22 mins; July 24, 2020
Unaoil bribery trial of former executives holds uncomfortable lessons for UK’s Serious Fraud Office
13 mins; July 21, 2020
US jury’s decision to convict hacker in LinkedIn, Dropbox trial offers reason for optimism
19 mins; July 17, 2020
UK review calls for regulation to address Facebook, Google adtech dominance
16 mins; July 10, 2020
US antitrust community rocked by allegations of political interference in DOJ decision-making
16 mins; July 03, 2020
Commerzbank’s UK penalty over money-laundering lapses sets the scene for future enforcement
13 mins; June 26, 2020
Facebook’s Giphy deal puts concerns over data use and ‘killer acquisitions’ under the spotlight
20 mins; June 19, 2020
China's Long Shadow Over The EU's Regulatory Landscape
20 mins; June 12, 2020
Regulating the gatekeepers: Brussels floats a three-pillar plan to rein in digital platforms
18 mins; June 05, 2020
Irish enforcement marks birthday of EU’s landmark GDPR, as China ponders privacy directions
15 mins; May 29, 2020
Rapid development of contact-tracing technology prompts privacy soul-searching around the world
16 mins; May 22, 2020
M&A faces global uncertainty as regulators ponder impact on markets overturned by Covid-19
18 mins; May 14, 2020
Covid-19 crisis thrusts state aid, airline survival to the forefront of governments’ response
13 mins; May 07, 2020
What a US approach to obstruction charges could teach Australian antitrust regulators
13 mins; October 21, 2019
Grifters and grafters: Indonesia's anticorruption agency under attack
12 mins; September 19, 2019