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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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British Employee in France After Brexit: Sacked or Made Redundant — Notice, Severance, Prud’hommes and How to Challenge

British employee sacked in France? Procedure, notice, severance and how to challenge dismissal before the prud'hommes after Brexit.

Contracts and business

Your French Contractor Was Reclassified as an Employee While You Live Abroad: URSSAF Audit, Back Pay and How to Challenge From Abroad

Foreign owner with a French contractor? How courts reclassify service contracts, what URSSAF reassessment and the six-month award cost, and how to challenge from abroad.

Banking, insurance and consumers

British in France in 2026: Your UK Dividends, the 31.4% French Levy, the 15% Treaty Cap — and How to Challenge Double Tax After Brexit

UK dividends land gross in your British account, but France taxes them in full: 31.4 per cent under the 2026 flat levy, or the progressive scale with 40 per cent relief. Treaty rules, forms …

Contracts and business

Hiring Your First Employee in France While Living Abroad: DPAE, Contract, Payslip, URSSAF and How to Stay Compliant

You live abroad and your French company needs its first hire. DPAE, contract, trial period, payslip, DSN, mutuelle, URSSAF audits and prudhommes disputes, explained in English.

Contracts and business

Your French Business Is Losing Money and You Live Abroad: How a Foreign Owner Runs an Economic Dismissal, Offers the CSP and Survives a Court Challenge From Abroad

Economic dismissal in France run from abroad: proving the economic reason at the right perimeter, the redeployment search, the CSP offer, DREETS notice, severance pricing and defending the f …

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British Arrested in France After Brexit: Garde a Vue, Interpreter, Lawyer and How to Challenge

Arrested in France as a Briton? Time limits, interpreter, lawyer, consulate and how to challenge an unlawful garde a vue.

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British Joining Your French Spouse or Partner After Brexit: Vie Privée et Familiale, Regroupement Familial and How to Challenge a Refusal

British husband, wife or partner of a French citizen or resident: spouse visa as of right, vie privée et familiale card, transcription, unmarried partners, regroupement familial income and h …

Contracts and business

Your French Company Owes Its First Corporate Tax and You Live Abroad: IS Advances, Returns and the Legal Calendar That Avoids Penalties

Foreign owner of a French company? How IS advances, the annual return, VAT, CFE and account filings work from abroad, with exact texts and penalties.

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My British Parent in France Is Losing Capacity After Brexit: Tutelle, Habilitation, Who Decides and How to Challenge

Your elderly British parent in France can no longer manage money or the house. Which judge decides, sauvegarde, curatelle, tutelle or family habilitation, who runs the accounts, and how to a …

Contracts and business

Your French Kbis Is Blocked and You Live Abroad: INPI Single Window, Greffe Rejection and How to Get Registered From Abroad

Kbis blocked after filing on the INPI single window? A guide in English for foreign founders: what the greffe checks, why rejections happen, and how to force registration and unblock your Fr …

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British in France After Brexit: French Naturalisation by Decree — How to Apply, Keep Both Passports and Challenge a Refusal

British in France after Brexit: who can apply for French naturalisation by decree, how dual UK-French nationality works, what the B2 and assimilation tests require, and how to appeal a refus …

Company law

Living Abroad and Starting a Company in France: SAS or SARL, Director Social Security, Pay and How to Stay Compliant

SAS or SARL for a founder living abroad? Company choice, Kbis registration from abroad, non-resident director social security, salary vs dividends tax, with statutes and September 2025 court …

Maître Reda Kohen

Maître Reda Kohen

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