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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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Contracts and business

Your French Company Has No Address in France and You Live Abroad: Domiciliation, Transfer of Registered Office and How to Fix a Greffe Rejection

Foreign founder with no usable French address? Domiciliation contract with an approved provider, proof of occupancy, SAS and SARL seat-transfer votes, one-month publication and filing, and h …

Contracts and business

Your French Company Goes Bust and You Live Abroad: When You Pay Its Debts and How to Defend Yourself

French company insolvent? A foreign director can face shortfall claims, guarantees and tax bills. Two 2024-2026 rulings, the 45-day duty and an abroad checklist.

Company law

British Family Buying a French House After Brexit: SCI, Tontine or Direct Ownership — Costs, Tax and How to Challenge

SCI, tontine clause or direct ownership for your French house? Costs, tax, succession and how to challenge deadlock, creditors or refusals after Brexit.

Contracts and business
Contracts and business

Your French Company and Mandatory E-Invoicing: Receive Since 2026, Issue by 2027, Avoid Fines From Abroad

Since 1 September 2026 every French company must receive e-invoices; large firms must issue them, small ones by 2027. A foreign owner's guide to platforms, invoice rules and fines.

Tax and estate

British Owner Gifting Your French House to Your Children After Brexit: Donation, Tax-Free Allowances, Notaire Fees and How to Challenge the Bill

How British owners can gift a French house to their children after Brexit: notaire deed, forced heirship, 100,000 euro allowances, valuations and how to challenge the tax bill.

Company law

You Lent Money to Your Own French Company and Live Abroad: Shareholder Loans, Interest, Repayment and Rescue When Cash Runs Short

Foreign owner funding a French SAS or SARL from abroad? How shareholder advances work, when interest is deductible, how to get repaid, and what freezes in insolvency.

News

British Non-Resident with a French Second Home After Brexit: Paying Local Tax Bills from the UK, Late Penalties and How to Challenge from Abroad

British non-resident with a French second home? How to pay local tax bills from the UK, the 10 percent late penalty, grace and deferral routes, and challenging from abroad.

Contracts and business

Your French Customer Just Went Bust and You Live Abroad: How a Foreign Supplier Declares Its Claim, Takes Back Its Goods and Gets Paid

Your French customer is insolvent and you live abroad. Declare your claim within four months, reclaim goods sold with retention of title within three, and answer disputes on time.

Leases and renting
Leases and renting

I Want My French Flat Back to Sell It or Move In: How a British Landlord Serves a Conge pour Vendre or Conge pour Reprise After Brexit

British landlord who wants to sell a let flat or move into it? Conge pour vendre with first refusal, conge pour reprise proof, protected tenants and fraud fines explained.

Contracts and business
Contracts and business

Your French Company Missed Its Annual Accounts and You Live Abroad: Approval, Filing, Fines and How to Catch Up From Abroad

Late French annual accounts from abroad: late approval meeting, court extension, greffe filing, fines, injunctions, dividend traps and director liability, with the catch-up sequence.

News

Our Baby Was Born in France After Brexit: Is the Child French, British or Both — Papers, Healthcare, Travel and How to Challenge a Refusal

British parents, French-born baby: French nationality at birth or at eighteen, British citizenship by descent, birth declaration, CPAM cover, S1, travel papers and how to challenge every ref …

Contracts and business

Living Abroad and Running Your French Company: How a Foreign Director Gets Paid, Which Social Security Applies and How to Challenge an URSSAF Bill

Foreign director living abroad? Salary, dividends or management fees from your French SAS or SARL, French social security affiliation, A1 certificates and how to challenge an URSSAF reassess …

Maître Reda Kohen

Maître Reda Kohen

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