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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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Planning and construction

French Pre-emption Rights (DPU, SAFER, Tenant): How Foreign Buyers Can Lose or Save Their Purchase

Town hall, SAFER rural agency or sitting tenant: three French pre-emption rights can override a foreign buyer's purchase. Procedures, deadlines, three Cour de cassation rulings and the claus …

Contracts and business

Foreign Minority Shareholder in a French Company: How to Challenge Abuse of Majority, Get Information and Exit From Abroad

Locked out of your French company while living abroad? A Paris lawyer explains how a foreign minority shareholder proves abuse of majority, gets a court-appointed expert, annuls abusive vote …

News
News

Moving to France from the UK After Brexit: Long-Stay Visas, the First Carte de Sejour and How to Challenge a Refusal or an OQTF

British passport no longer enough: which long-stay visa to apply for in the UK, how the Withdrawal Agreement protects pre-2021 residents, and how to challenge a visa refusal, a permit refusa …

Tax and estate

British Will, French House After Brexit: Choosing English Law, Keeping Your Children Protected, and Challenging a Blocked Succession

English will, house in France? Habitual residence, choice of English law, forced shares, French succession tax and how to challenge a refusal.

Contracts and business
Contracts and business

Foreign Parent in France: Branch vs Subsidiary — Registration, Liability, Tax and How to Challenge a Refusal From Abroad

Branch or subsidiary in France? A foreign-founder guide to liability, registration, bank account, corporate tax and challenging refusals from abroad.

News
News

British in France After Brexit: PUMA Healthcare, the S1 Form and How to Challenge a CPAM Refusal

British resident in France after Brexit? PUMA cover or the S1 form, the three-month rule, and how to appeal a CPAM refusal within two months.

Contracts and business

Foreign Director in France: How to Pay Yourself (Salary vs Dividends), Social Security Status and Personal Liability

Foreign founder running a French SAS or SARL from abroad: salary or dividends, assimile salarie or independent-worker status, and what you personally risk if the company fails.

Property

Wrong Asbestos or Lead Report After Buying in France: Cancelling the Sale, Cutting the Price and Suing the Surveyor

Your French survey said no asbestos or lead, and the second analysis says otherwise. This guide explains the surveyor's liability up to the full remedial cost, the hidden-defects warranty ag …

News

British Landlord in France After Brexit: Declaring Rental Income, Micro-Foncier or Actual Expenses, Social Charges and the Double Tax Treaty

British owner letting a French property after Brexit? How to declare unfurnished or furnished rental income, choose micro-foncier or actual expenses, handle French social charges and use the …

Contracts and business

Your French Company Missed Its First Legal Deadlines From Abroad: Annual Accounts, AGM, Tax Returns and How to Catch Up

Foreign founder guide to the French company legal calendar: approve accounts in six months, file with the greffe, return corporate tax and VAT, pay CFE, and catch up late filings from abroad …

News
News

British Settled in France After Brexit: French Citizenship by Decree — Five Years, B2 French, the Interview, and How to Challenge a Refusal

British resident in France after Brexit? How to get French citizenship by decree: five years residence, B2 French, assimilation interview, and how to challenge a refusal or two-year postpone …

Contracts and business

Your French VAT Number Is Still Inactive After You Got the Kbis: How a Foreign Founder Activates It, Invoices Legally and Reclaims VAT From Abroad

Kbis in hand but no working French VAT number? A foreign founder's guide to activating the number, invoicing lawfully while waiting, reclaiming input VAT and contesting SIE decisions from ab …

Maître Reda Kohen

Maître Reda Kohen

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