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Articles of 28 September 2026
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Divorcing in France After Brexit: Which Court, Which Law, the Children, the House and How to Enforce It in England
British couple divorcing in France after Brexit: French court jurisdiction, Rome III applicable law, children, prestation compensatoire, the French house, and recognition in England.
Your Foreign Company Lent Money to Your French SAS and You Live Abroad: Shareholder Loan, Interest, Blocked Repayment and Tax Challenge
Foreign parent or director financing a French SAS through a shareholder current account: valid loan structure, deductible interest limits, regulated agreements, repayment rights and director …
Your French Company Cannot Pay Its Bills and You Live Abroad: Cessation of Payments, Court-Ordered Liquidation and How the Foreign Director Limits Personal Risk
Your French company cannot pay salaries, suppliers or VAT and you live abroad. How courts test cessation of payments, the 45-day filing duty from abroad, and how the foreign director avoids …
Banking, insurance and consumers
British Resident in France Selling Your UK Home After Brexit: French Capital Gains, the Treaty Credit, and How to Challenge Double Tax
You live in France and sell your house in England: HMRC taxes the British bricks and France taxes your worldwide gain. How the 2008 treaty credit works, how the 19% plus 17.2% French bill me …
Contracts and business
Your French Company Rents an Office or a Shop While You Live Abroad: 3-6-9 Lease, Rent Hikes, Renewal and Eviction
A foreign-owned company rents an office or a shop in France: nine-year lease and three-year break, deposit and parent guarantee, three-year rent revision, renewal and eviction indemnity, and …
Your French Second Home After Brexit: Counting Your 90 Days in 180, Overstay Traps, and How to Challenge a Refusal of Entry or a Removal Order
British second-home owner in France? How the 90/180-day rule counts your stays, what an overstay really costs, and how to challenge a refusal of entry, a visa refusal or an OQTF removal orde …
Your First French Employee Is on Sick Leave and You Live Abroad: Pay, Proof, Medical Checks and the Return to Work
First French hire on sick leave while you run the company from abroad: state daily allowances, employer top-up, 48-hour rule, counter-visits, fixed-term replacement and the mandatory return …
France’s IFI Wealth Tax and Split Ownership: What Foreign Families Pay When a French Home Is Held in Usufruit and Nue-Propriete
Usufructuary taxed on full value under article 968, three exceptions, SCI shares, deductible debts and the 2025 debt-split ruling: an English guide for non-resident owners of French property …
Company law
SAS or SARL in France as a Foreign Founder Living Abroad: Choose, Register, Pay Yourself and Avoid the Costly Switch
SAS or SARL for a founder living abroad? Compare capital, registration via the guichet unique, director status, social charges and tax before you file.
Renting Out Your French Second Home After Brexit: Registration, Change-of-Use Permission, French Tax, and How to Challenge Fines and Back-Tax Bills
British owner letting a French second home on Airbnb after Brexit: national registration, change-of-use permission, furnished-rental tax, tourist tax, and how to challenge fines and reassess …
Your French Subsidiary Owes Corporate Tax and You Live Abroad: 25% IS, Instalments, Filing, Losses and How to Challenge the Bill
French corporate tax for foreign owners explained: 25% IS rate, 15% SME slice, quarterly instalments, filing deadlines, loss carryforward and how to challenge a reassessment from abroad.
Sacked in France After Brexit: How a British Employee Challenges an Unfair Dismissal, Claims Every Euro Owed, and Takes the Fight to the Labour Court
Sacked in France as a British employee? Dismissal procedure, severance pay, the 12-month labour court deadline, residence and benefits explained.
Maître Reda Kohen
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