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Company Guides

Eurostars Funding: A Practical Guide for European Founders

Eurostars funds R&D projects for innovative SMEs. Next deadline: March 19, 2026. How much you can get, who can apply, and the step-by-step process.

Outlex Legal Team23 Mar 202616 min read

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Compliance

The S.EU Company: Europe's 28th Regime Startup Entity Explained

The 28th Regime introduces S.EU — a new EU company form with 48-hour digital registration, €1 capital, and cross-border seat transfer. Q1 2026 legislative proposal expected.

Outlex Legal Team23 Mar 202618 min read

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Compliance

EU Product Liability for Software and AI: Contract Checks Before December 2026

Understand how the EU product-liability rules treat software and AI, then check the supplier, update, liability and evidence clauses in your contracts.

Outlex Legal Team23 Mar 202616 min read

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Contracts

Employment contracts: what to safeguard before signing

What should be clear in an indefinite-term contract before the employer and employee sign.

Outlex14 Aug 20267 min read

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Contracts

SaaS Contract Red Flags: A Guide for Buyers and Suppliers

Review SaaS terms from both sides across scope, pricing, service levels, data, AI, security, switching, termination, liability and contract changes.

Outlex31 Jul 202612 min read

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Contracts

NDA Red Flags Before Signing: A Guide for Both Sides

Review an NDA from both the discloser and recipient perspective, covering scope, permitted use, term, residuals, remedies, data and AI use.

Outlex31 Jul 202610 min read

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Company Guides

How to Trust Legal AI: Sources, Jurisdiction, and Human Review

Legal AI earns trust by showing what it used, where the answer applies, how strong the input is, and when the work should escalate to human review.

Outlex17 Jul 20268 min read

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Legal Automation

Why European Startups Need a Legal Operating System

European startups do not need more scattered legal templates. They need connected legal operations: documents, tasks, sources, versions, counterparties, AI support, and human review.

Outlex6 Jul 202613 min read

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Compliance

AI IP Ownership and Training Data: A Legal Guide for European Startups

Who owns AI-generated code, what training-data evidence investors now ask for, and how European AI startups can prepare for IP and AI Act due diligence.

Outlex Legal Team17 Jun 202616 min read

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Compliance

How to Stop Contract Review From Blocking Sales

A practical contract review workflow for Series A startups: intake, fallback positions, escalation thresholds, approval routing, repositories, renewals, and AI-assisted review.

Outlex1 Jun 20269 min read

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Compliance

DPA Checklist for Vendor and AI Data Risks

Review a vendor DPA for roles, instructions, subprocessors, security, incidents, transfers, deletion and AI-specific uses such as training, prompts and logs.

Outlex1 Jun 202611 min read

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Company Guides

The Founder Legal Stack: Five Layers Every European Startup Needs

A practical operating model for European founders: foundation, IP, people, privacy, and commercial layers — what to set up before hiring, selling, or fundraising.

Outlex25 May 202613 min read

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Compliance

Founder Beware: Personal Liability for GDPR Violations Is Now Real

European regulators are now pursuing directors and founders personally for GDPR violations. Learn from the 2024 Nolan v Dildar case and how to protect yourself.

Outlex Legal Team23 Mar 202618 min read

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Company Guides

Founders Agreement Checklist: 15 Clauses Every European Startup Needs

Complete founders agreement checklist for European startups. 15 essential clauses covering equity vesting, IP assignment, good/bad leaver, and governance.

Outlex Legal Team23 Mar 202620 min read

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Compliance

GDPR Reforms: AI Training as Legitimate Interest — What Changes

EU Commission Digital Omnibus proposes AI training as explicit GDPR legitimate interest, sensitive data exemptions, and relaxed breach notification. 2026 adoption expected.

Outlex Legal Team23 Mar 202616 min read

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