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Articles of 21 September 2026

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News

British Injured in a French Road Accident After Brexit: the Constat, the Badinter Offer and How to Challenge a Low Payout

Hit on a French road? Your constat, the insurer's 3- and 8-month offer deadlines, the FGAO safety net and the double-interest penalty for late offers, with the exact challenges that work.

News

British Patient Harmed in a French Hospital After Brexit: Your Records in 8 Days, the Free CCI Claim, the ONIAM Offer — and How to Challenge a Refusal

Harmed by care in a French hospital or clinic? How to get your full medical file in 8 days, file the free CCI claim, follow the fault, hospital-infection or national-solidarity track, and ch …

Company law

You Wired Money to Your French Company From Abroad: Shareholder Loans, Capital Increases and How to Get Your Cash Back

Foreign founder? Compare shareholder loans vs capital increases for your French SAS or SARL, then recover your money through repayment, interest or dividends without tax traps.

Property

Evicting a Non-Paying Tenant in France: The Step-by-Step Procedure Foreign Landlords Must Follow

Unpaid rent in a French letting? The exact eviction sequence for foreign landlords: formal demand, prefect notifications, grace periods, winter truce and enforcement.

News
News

British Visitor Hospitalised in France After Brexit: GHIC Emergency Cover, the Bill You Still Pay, and How to Challenge a Refusal

Hospitalised on holiday in France? What your UK GHIC pays at French tariffs, which charges stay yours by law, and the two-month challenge ladder when cover fails.

Contracts and business
Contracts and business

Your Goods Are Stuck at the French Border and You Live Abroad: Import VAT Reverse Charge, Registration, Refunds and How to Contest

Foreign company importing goods through France without a French office: EORI and French VAT number, tax representative or agent, CA3 reverse charge, refunds and how to contest a reassessment …

News

British in France After Brexit: Your Neighbour Moved the Fence, Blocked Your View or Runs a Noisy Gite — Boundaries, Proof and How to Make It Stop

English-language guide for British owners in France: fixing the boundary (bornage), trees, views and encroachment, stopping noise and abnormal disturbance, mandatory conciliation and court r …

Contracts and business

Your French Company Just Received a Formal Demand From URSSAF and You Live Abroad: the One-Month Clock, the Surcharges and the 15-Day Way Out

URSSAF sent your French company a formal demand while you live abroad. One month to pay, surcharges running, and a 15-day opposition against the enforcement order.

Contracts and business
Contracts and business

Your French Company Just Received Its First CFE Bill and You Live Abroad: Pay It, Skip It Legally or Contest It

First CFE bill for your French company while you live abroad? Pay by 15 December, claim the creation exemption, and contest errors before the deadline.

News
News

Your Baby Was Born in France After Brexit: Is Your Child French, British or Both, What Residence Papers You Must Get, and How to Challenge a Refusal

British baby born in France after Brexit: French nationality at 13, 16 or 18, British citizenship by descent, DCEM travel papers, and how to challenge a refused declaration or residence card …

Property

Major Works and Building Defects on a French Property Held in Usufruct: Who Pays and Who Can Sue

A foreign holder's guide to major works and defective works on French split ownership: who pays under Articles 605-606, the May 2026 co-ownership ruling, and who can sue the builder under th …

Leases and renting

A Bailiff Froze Your French Company Bank Account and You Live Abroad: Contesting the Saisie-Attribution and Getting the Money Back

Your French company account was frozen by a bailiff while you live abroad. This guide explains what a saisie-attribution seizes, what stays protected, and how to challenge it within the one- …

Maître Reda Kohen

Maître Reda Kohen

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