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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

Served in France With an English Judgment After Brexit: How British Debtors Can Challenge Exequatur and Stop Seizures

An English judgment has no direct effect in France since Brexit. This guide for British debtors explains the three exequatur checkpoints, the Hague 2019 treaty since 1 July 2025, how to chal …

Contracts and business

Your French Company Must Change Its Director While You Live Abroad: Resign, Appoint, File and Fix the Kbis From Abroad

SARL or SAS, resignation or removal: who decides, with which majority, and how to file the change on the Guichet unique within one month and fix the Kbis from abroad.

News

British Second-Home Owner in France After Brexit: The Long-Stay Visitor Card — Means, Health Cover, No Work, and How to Challenge a Refusal

British second-home owner staying past 90 days? The one-year visitor card demands SMIC-level means, twelve-month health insurance and a long-stay visa — and refusals with an OQTF can be chal …

Contracts and business

You Live Abroad and Send Staff to Work in France: SIPSI Declaration, French Pay Rules and Inspection Fines

Foreign owner sending staff to France? File the SIPSI declaration, appoint a French representative, apply French pay rules and avoid fines and criminal risk.

News

British in France After Brexit: Enforcing Your English Court Judgment Against French Assets — Exequatur, Seizure and How to Challenge It

Your English court judgment does not apply directly in France since Brexit. Here is how to get exequatur, seize French assets, and how to challenge enforcement.

Contracts and business

Your French Company Has No Beneficial Owner Filing Yet? How to Declare Your RBE From Abroad Before the Greffe Strikes You Off

Foreign founder? Who counts as beneficial owner, how to file the RBE on the Guichet unique from abroad, 30-day updates, fees, formal notice, daily penalties and strike-off risk.

Property

Adverse Possession in France (Usucapion): How Foreign Owners Can Claim or Defend a Strip of Land, Garden or Wall

A foreign owner's guide to adverse possession in France: the 30-year and 10-year time limits, the five qualities of useful possession, the proof French courts expect, and how an urgent exper …

Company law

British Seller in France After Brexit: Capital Gains Tax on Your French Home — Calculation, Exemptions and How to Challenge the Bill

British owner selling a French home after Brexit? 19% levy, social charges, the lost 150,000 EUR relief and how to challenge the bill.

Company law

Run Your French Company From Abroad: SAS President or SARL Manager — Pay, Social Security and Personal Liability

Non-resident founder? Compare the SAS presidency with the SARL manager seat: pay, French tax, URSSAF affiliation and personal liability, with official texts quoted verbatim.

News

British Tenant in France After Brexit: Rental Application Refused — Discrimination, UK Income and Guarantor Rights, and How to Challenge the Landlord

British tenant refused a rental in France? Discrimination rules, UK income and guarantor rights, proof by testing, and complaints explained.

Contracts and business

Your French Company Has No Kbis While You Live Abroad: Fix the INPI Filing, Answer the Greffe and Prove Existence Fast

No Kbis while you live abroad freezes your French company: bank funds, hiring and invoicing. How the INPI single portal and greffe review work, how to fix a rejection, and what you can lawfu …

Property

Defects After Handover in France: the One-Year and Two-Year Builder Warranties Foreign Buyers Can Still Use (2026)

New-build or renovated home in France showing defects after handover? How foreign buyers use the one-year perfect-completion warranty, the two-year equipment warranty, and the ten-year regim …

Maître Reda Kohen

Maître Reda Kohen

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