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French law in practice

Practical guides to French property and business law for readers dealing with French notaries, landlords, companies or courts from abroad, and analysis of current legal news.

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News

Fingerprints at the French Border After Brexit: the EU Entry/Exit System, Refused Entry and How to Challenge It

British travellers now give fingerprints and a photograph at the French border under the EU Entry/Exit System. What is stored, how the 90-day clock works, and how to challenge a refusal of e …

Tax and estate

Your Foreign Company Already Operates in France Without a French Entity: Permanent Establishment, Back Taxes and How to Regularize From Abroad

No French company, no Kbis, no tax returns — yet France may tax your warehouse, salesperson or agent as a permanent establishment. Orefa case law, the 40-80 percent bill, and how to regulari …

News

Stopped at the French Border After Brexit: the Briton’s 90/180-Day Count, Refusal of Entry, the Holding Area and How to Challenge

British passport, French border: how the 90-days-in-180 count works after Brexit, what a refusal of entry and the holding area mean, and how to challenge an OQTF or return ban.

Contracts and business

Your French Company Must Send Electronic Invoices While You Live Abroad: E-Invoicing Mandate, Approved Platforms and Fines

Since 1 September 2026 your French company must receive electronic invoices whatever its size, and must issue them from September 2026 or 2027 depending on size. Certified platform, four new …

News

British Landlord in France After Brexit: Letting Your French Property Within the Rules, Paying French Tax and Challenging the Bill

A British owner's guide to letting a French property after Brexit: lease rules, holiday-let registration and day caps, French tax on the rent, the treaty safety net and how to challenge a wr …

Contracts and business

Your French Employee Is Failing and You Live Abroad: Personal Dismissal Meetings, Notice, Severance and Labour Court Defence

Dismissing a French employee for poor performance or misconduct from abroad: valid grounds, invitation, meeting, notification, severance and the 12-month court window.

Property

Squatters in Your French Property: Police Removal, Court Eviction and Damages — A Foreign Owner’s Guide

Your French flat is occupied without your permission? French law offers two routes — the 48-hour prefet procedure and the emergency court eviction — plus occupancy damages. What foreign owne …

News

Divorced in France After Brexit: Keeping Your British Right to Stay, Renewing Your Residence Card and Challenging a Refusal

Divorce in France tests your residence card. Which cards survive, the violence shield, the 30-day departure order and how to challenge it.

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News

British Couple Divorcing in France After Brexit: Which Court, Which Law, Money, Children and How to Challenge the Outcome

Two Britons living in France can divorce before the French family court. Jurisdiction, the no-judge procedure, French or English law, money and children.

Company law
Company law

Your French SAS Pays You Dividends While You Live Abroad: Vote, Withhold and Reclaim the Treaty Difference

Foreign owner of a French SAS? Learn how dividends are voted and paid within nine months, what 12.8 percent or 25 percent French withholding applies, when a treaty or EU exemption reduces it …

News

PACsed in France After Brexit: How a British Partner Gets the Vie Privee et Familiale Card and Challenges a Refusal

A PACS does not give a British partner an automatic right to stay in France. This guide explains registration at the mairie, the vie privee et familiale assessment, and how courts annul refu …

Company law

You Lent Money to Your French SAS and Live Abroad: Getting Your Shareholder Current Account Repaid, Paying Interest and Passing the Tax Controls

Foreign founder guide: when your French SAS must repay your compte courant, which blocking agreements and bank pledges can freeze it, how interest is taxed in France and abroad, and the pape …

Maître Reda Kohen

Maître Reda Kohen

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