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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.

Written by Maître Reda Kohen, member of the Paris Bar. About Maître Reda Kohen

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Planning and construction

Someone Else Can Buy the French Property You Just Agreed to Buy: Pre-emption Rights Every Foreign Buyer Must Clear

City, SAFER and sitting tenant: the three French pre-emption rights that can take a foreign buyer's purchase away, with deadlines, purge checks and nine Cour de cassation rulings.

Property

My English Will and My French House After Brexit: Forced Heirship, Electing English Law, and How the Notaire Applies It

British owner with a French house and an English will? How habitual residence, the election of English law, French forced heirship and the compensatory levy decide your succession, and how t …

Company law

Your French Company Lost Half Its Share Capital: Recapitalize or Dissolve From Abroad

Equity below half the capital forces a four-month shareholder vote in France. Deadlines, filings, 2026 court rulings and how foreign owners fix it from abroad.

Leases and renting

British Tenant in France After Brexit: Getting Your Deposit Back, Challenging a Congé and Stopping an Eviction

British tenant in France? Deposit deadlines and the 10% penalty, challenging a congé for sale or repossession, and stopping eviction: winter truce, court stays and the exact procedure.

Contracts and business

Your First Employee in France Stole, Lied or Refused to Work? How a Foreign Company Proves Serious Misconduct, Suspends and Dismisses for Faute Grave From Abroad

First employee theft, fraud or refusal to work? Conservatory suspension, faute grave proof, deadlines and reclassification costs for foreign employers.

Contracts and business

Your First Hire in France Is Not Working Out? How a Foreign Company Dismisses an Employee, Agrees a Mutual Separation and Faces the Labour Court From Abroad

Draft kept after doublon review: quasi-identical to 2026-09-12 dismissal guide; replaced by faute grave angle.

News

British in France Refused a Bank Account After Brexit: Droit au Compte, Papers Banks Demand, and How to Force an Opening

Refused a French bank account after Brexit? A British-focused guide to KYC checks, the refusal certificate, and the Banque de France one-day designation that forces an opening.

Contracts and business

Foreign Company Expanding to France: Branch (Succursale) vs Subsidiary (Filiale) — Registration, Tax, Liability and How to Choose From Abroad

Branch or subsidiary in France? Registration on the Guichet unique, tax and accounting, liability, bank account and staff — how a foreign company chooses and files from abroad.

Property

Viager Annuity Unpaid in France: How Sellers Force Payment or Unwind the Sale

When the buyer of a French viager property stops paying the life annuity, the seller can force payment or terminate the sale — but only if the deed was drafted correctly. Recent French rulin …

Company law

Selling Your Shares in a French Company From Abroad: SAS and SARL Approval, Price, Tax and How to Close the File

Foreign owner selling SAS shares or SARL parts from abroad: approval clauses, refusal buyout, expert price, registration duties, non-resident capital gains tax and closing formalities.

Contracts and business

Your French Accountant Won’t Release the Books or the INPI Login: How a Foreign Owner Recovers the File, Ends the Mandate and Keeps Filings Alive From Abroad

Your French accountant is holding the books, the FEC or the INPI login. How a foreign owner demands restitution, ends the engagement letter, recovers the Guichet unique and keeps accounts, t …

News
News

British in France After Brexit: How to Enforce an English Court Judgment — Exequatur, the Three Tests and How to Challenge a Refusal

Won in an English court but the money is in France? A British guide to enforcing English judgments after Brexit: exequatur routes, the three tests, filing steps and appeals.

Maître Reda Kohen

Maître Reda Kohen

Partner, member of the Paris Bar, 11 rue Margueritte, 75017 Paris. Author of the analyses published in this journal. About