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Articles of 26 September 2026

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My Spouse Filed for Divorce in England and I Live in France After Brexit: Which Court Decides, Which Law Applies, and How to Enforce or Challenge the Orders

Since Brexit, a London filing no longer blocks a French divorce and an English decree needs exequatur to bite in France. Which court is competent, which law applies to children and money, an …

Contracts and business

Your French Company Must Switch to Electronic Invoices From Abroad: Platforms, Deadlines, Penalties and How to Get Paid

From 1 September 2026 every company in France must receive electronic invoices. A practical English guide for directors living abroad: platforms, new invoice mentions, fines and collecting u …

News

Claimed as Tax Resident in Both France and the UK After Brexit: the Tie-Breaker That Decides, and How to Challenge Double Tax

HMRC and the French tax office both claim you? How the France-UK treaty tie-breaker decides your residence and how to challenge double tax.

Company law

You Run Your French SAS or SARL From Abroad: Which Social Regime, What URSSAF Bill and How to Fight Double Charges

Foreign founder named president or manager of a French company? How France classifies your social regime, what URSSAF can bill you from abroad, and how the A1 procedure and court challenges …

Tax and estate
Tax and estate

British Owner Gifting Your French House to Your Children After Brexit: Donation, Split Ownership, the 100,000-Euro Allowance and How to Challenge the Tax Bill

British owner giving your French house to your children after Brexit: donation or donation-partage before the notaire, split ownership to keep living there, 100,000-euro allowance, fifteen-y …

Contracts and business

French Bank Refuses Your Company Account and You Live Abroad: Droit au Compte, Deposit Certificate and How to Force Registration

Your French bank refused the corporate account and your capital is frozen in France. How to force the opening through the Banque de France droit-au-compte procedure, secure the deposit certi …

Company law

UK Resident Selling a French Second Home After Brexit: Capital Gains Tax, Social Charges and How to Challenge the Bill

British resident selling a French holiday home after Brexit: 19% levy, social charges, surtax, reliefs, declaration and how to challenge the bill.

Contracts and business

Your French Company Owes Corporate Tax (IS) and You Live Abroad: File the Return, Pay on Time and Contest the Reassessment

Foreign founder? How French corporate tax (IS) works for your company: filing, instalments, deadlines, penalties, and how to contest a reassessment from abroad.

News

British Second Home in France After Brexit: the 90/180-Day Count, Border Refusals and How to Challenge an Overstay OQTF

British owner of a French holiday home? Every Schengen day counts in one rolling 180-day window. How to count, what stamps and the EES prove, how to challenge a refusal of entry or an overst …

Contracts and business

Your French Company Cannot Bill Clients and You Live Abroad: Get Your VAT Number, Invoice Lawfully and Contest Fines From Abroad

Foreign founder blocked on VAT: get the French VAT number, invoice lawfully, appoint a fiscal representative and contest fines from abroad.

Contracts and business

Your Name Is on Your French Company’s Papers and You Live Abroad: When URSSAF Calls You a Director and How to Fight the Reassessment

Named on your French SAS papers but living abroad with no pay? When URSSAF treats an unpaid title as a director's mandate, how judges decide, and how to answer a reassessment from abroad.

News

British Driving Licence in France After Brexit: Which UK Licences Must Be Exchanged, the One-Year Deadline, and How to Challenge a Refusal or Police Charge

British licence in France after Brexit: pre-2021 recognition, the one-year exchange deadline, ANTS applications and how to challenge refusals and charges.

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