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Articles of 20 September 2026

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British Divorcing in France After Brexit: Do You Keep Your Withdrawal Agreement Card, What Happens to Your Children, and How to Challenge a Refusal or Removal Order

Divorcing in France as a British resident? Your Withdrawal Agreement card usually survives, retention rules protect derived rights, schooling shields children, and refusals can be challenged …

Contracts and business

You Live Abroad and Want to Buy Into a French Strategic Company: IEF Authorization, Conditions, Fines and How to Challenge a Refusal

Foreign buyer of a French strategic company? IEF prior authorization, 30+45 day review, conditions, fines up to twice the deal value, and how to challenge a refusal from abroad.

News

British Divorcing in France After Brexit: Which Court Hears You, Which Law Applies, What Happens to the French House and How to Get a UK Decree Recognised

British and divorcing in France after Brexit? Which court hears you, French or English law, the house, the lump sum, the children, and getting a UK decree recognised.

Leases and renting

British Tenant Renting in France After Brexit: Getting Your Deposit Back, Challenging a Congé and Stopping an Eviction

British tenant in France after Brexit: how to recover your deposit, challenge your landlord's conge and defend against eviction, with the exact statutes and latest Court of Cassation decisio …

Banking, insurance and consumers

You Live Abroad and Want to Buy a Business in France: Fonds de Commerce or Shares, Creditors, Staff and How to Close the Deal Safely

Foreign buyer guide: asset deal or share deal in France, creditor opposition, escrow, lease, staff transfer, approval and price warranty, handled from abroad.

Contracts and business

Your French Company Wants to Hire a Freelancer While You Live Abroad: Reclassification, URSSAF Back-Charges and the Safe Contract

Hiring a freelancer for your French company while living abroad risks reclassification as employment. A Paris lawyer explains the court test, URSSAF controls and three safe hiring routes.

News

Summoned by OFII After Brexit? Your CIR Integration Contract, French Tests and How to Challenge a Residence Refusal as a British Resident in France

British newcomer summoned by OFII? What the one-year CIR integration contract requires, the 80% civic exam and A2 French test since 2026, and how to challenge a multi-year card refusal or OQ …

News
News

British Employee Sacked in France After Brexit: Is Your Dismissal Letter Valid, What Pay Are You Owed, and How to Challenge

Sacked in France as a British employee? How to check your dismissal letter, compute notice and severance, and challenge unfair dismissal before the labour court.

Contracts and business

Your French Company and Mandatory E-Invoicing Since September 2026: Receive, Issue, Report Foreign Sales and Avoid Fines

Since 1 September 2026 every French company must receive e-invoices. A foreign owner's guide to platforms, e-reporting, fines and VAT deduction.

News

British Resident in France Handed a Tax Reassessment After Brexit: Proposition de Rectification, 30-Day Reply and How to Challenge the Bill

Hit with a French proposition de rectification as a British resident? Deadlines, reply tactics, commission, formal claim and court remedies explained.

Company law
Company law

SAS or SARL in France When You Live Abroad: How to Choose Your Company, Appoint the Director, Pay Tax and Fix a Wrong Choice

SAS or SARL for a foreign founder: formation from abroad, president vs gerant, social security, 25% corporate tax, and how to fix a wrong choice.

News

British Retiree in France After Brexit: the 9.1% Social Charge on Your UK Pension, the S1 Exemption and How to Claim It Back

Your UK pension is docked up to 9.1% CSG, CRDS and Casa in France — but a registered S1 normally cancels the charge. Rates, proof bundle, 31 December deadline and refund claim explained.

Maître Reda Kohen

Maître Reda Kohen

Partner, member of the Paris Bar, 11 rue Margueritte, 75017 Paris. Author of the analyses published in this journal. About