Noxtua partners with Bulgarian legal publisher Ciela Norma to develop Legal AI Workspace Ciela-Noxtua

• The AI scale-up and Bulgaria’s leading legal publisher Ciela Norma AD adapt Europe's sovereign Legal AI for the Bulgarian market 

• The Legal AI Workspace Ciela-Noxtua combines curated legal content of Ciela Norma with Noxtua's AI expertise 

• Existing Noxtua users can access local legal content through the Noxtua Europe License  

SOFIA/BERLIN, April 16, 2026 – Europe's sovereign Legal AI scale-up Noxtua is expanding its footprint, partnering with Bulgaria's leading legal publishing house Ciela Norma AD to bring a localized Legal AI Workspace to the Bulgarian market. Built on exclusive Bulgarian legal data (Tax-Insurance Procedure Code, Civil Procedure Code, Commerce Act, Obligations and Contracts Act, legal procedures, articles in legal periodicals) and compliant with local legal requirements, the solution will support legal professionals across law firms, legal departments, government, and the judiciary with information gathering (research) and analysis of complex issues (understanding) to document creation (drafting). 

Noxtua is already collaborating with other leading European legal publishers such as C.H.BECK in Germany, MANZ in Austria, Helbing Lichtenhahn in Switzerland, Wydawnictwo C.H.Beck in Poland, NakladatelstvíC. H. Beck in the Czech Republic, and Nakladateľstvo C. H. Beck in Slovakia to develop localized versions of its Legal AI, based on exclusive local legal data tailored to each jurisdiction. To support its pan-European ambition, Noxtua introduced the first Europe License in February 2026, enabling legal professionals to work across multiple jurisdictions through a single interface. The partnership with Ciela Normaadds Bulgaria to this growing network with a strong focus on European digital sovereignty. 

A leader in legal information meets sovereign AI 

Ciela Norma AD is Bulgaria's leading provider of legal and reference information systems. The company traces its origins to two  organizations: Norma, one of the first software companies in Bulgaria, established in 1985 as the creator of the country's first legal information system, and Ciela, registered in 1991 as a business consulting company and publishing house for legal literature. The two merged in 2010 to form Ciela Norma AD. Today, Ciela Norma serves legal experts across business, the judiciary, education, and the public sector, offering more than 19 legal and reference information products covering Bulgarian and European legislation. Its CielaNet legal information system provides users with daily-updated legal texts, case law, legislation, administrative procedures, sample forms, departmental instructions, and extensive specialist commentary and is used across government and public administration, as well as by private-sector companies and legal professionals. 

Sovereignty as a foundation for a pan-European network 

Founded in 2017 out of research at Oxford University and Imperial College London, Noxtua builds Europe's sovereign Legal AI on European values such as privacy, transparency, and the rule of law. At infrastructure level, Noxtua partners with European cloud providers such as IONOS and Deutsche Telekom to ensure that all user data is processed on certified European servers, independently of US cloud operators. This architecture protects sensitive legal data and ensures the resilience of the AI system. The Ciela-Noxtua solution will accordingly meet the requirements for confidentiality, professional secrecy, and data security. 

The GDPR-compliant Legal AI Workspace, which also meets Bulgarian professional standards, will support legal professionals with:

• Legal research using natural language, with access to curated Bulgarian legal literature and legislation 

• Analysis of complex problems and large volumes of documents (e.g. matrix analysis and bulk document evaluation) 

• Drafting legal documents, such as claims, annexes, agreements, requests, complaints, contracts, and memoranda. 

  
  

Benefiting legal professionals and upholding the rule of law 

“Bulgaria has a dynamic legal market and a growing demand for innovative AI tools. In Ciela Norma, Bulgaria’s leading legal publisher, we have found a strong partner that combines decades of legal expertise with a strong technology foundation and deep roots in the Bulgarian legal community. This partnership further advances our European expansion and adds another important jurisdiction to the Noxtua Europe License", says Dr. Leif-Nissen Lundbæk (CEO & Co-Founder Noxtua). 

"For more than three decades, Ciela Norma has been building the legal information infrastructure that Bulgarian professionals rely on every day. Partnering with Noxtua is the logical next step  that brings together our trusted content with sovereign Legal AI to meet the requirements of legal practitioners. We are proud to introduce this capability to the Bulgarian market”, says Vesselin Todorov( CEO of Ciela Norma AD). 

Availability 

Ciela-Noxtua will be distributed exclusively by Ciela Norma AD in Bulgaria and will be available in late summer of 2026. Those interested in pilot access or further information can register at www.ciela-noxtua.com.