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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.

Outlex23 Mar 202618 min read

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Compliance

AI Act High-Risk Systems: What Applies Now and What Moved to 2027

The high-risk deadline moved to 2 December 2027. What still applies today, what shifted, and the classification work worth doing this year.

Outlex23 Mar 202618 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.

Outlex23 Mar 202618 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.

Outlex23 Mar 202616 min read

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Compliance

EU AI Act Sandboxes: Application and Contract Checklist

Use the EU AI Act sandbox rules to prepare an application, testing plan, evidence pack and the agreements needed for supervised testing.

Outlex3 Feb 202614 min read

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Compliance

NIS2 compliance for SaaS: a contract checklist

Turn NIS2 supply-chain duties into practical contract checks covering incidents, security evidence, subprocessors, audit rights and continuity.

Outlex3 Feb 202618 min read

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Fundraising

SAFE vs CLA in Europe: ASAs, BSA-AIR and convertible loans

The Y Combinator SAFE does not transplant cleanly into European civil or corporate law. Here is how UK ASAs, French BSA-AIR, German CLAs, and Portuguese convertible debt differ, and what to check before signing.

Outlex3 Feb 202620 min read

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Fundraising

The 24-Hour Term Sheet Review: A Founder's Guide to Speed Without Sacrificing Protection

Term sheet reviews traditionally take 4-10 days, delaying critical funding. Learn how to compress this to 24 hours while protecting your interests as a founder.

Outlex19 Jan 202612 min read

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Fundraising

The Option Pool Shuffle: How Investors Quietly Dilute Founders

The option pool shuffle is one of the most misunderstood tactics in startup funding. Learn how it works and how to protect your ownership percentage.

Outlex19 Jan 202610 min read

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Company Guides

Startup lawyer costs: compare fees for contract review

Plan startup lawyer costs in Portugal and the UK. Compare quotes, define a contract review brief and separate legal advice from routine document preparation.

Outlex19 Jan 20266 min read

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Company Guides

IP Assignment: The One Document That Could Kill Your Startup

Missing IP assignment agreements are deal-breakers in due diligence. Learn why this document matters and how to get it right from day one.

Outlex19 Jan 202614 min read

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Contracts

US-Style Terms in Europe: Why They Don't Work (And What to Use Instead)

You found the perfect employment contract template on Y Combinator's website. It's free, comprehensive, and used by thousands of successful startups. There's just one problem: it's completely wrong for your Lisboa-based company.

Outlex17 Dec 202518 min read

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