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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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Company law

Your French Company’s Capital Is Stuck at the Bank: Deposit Certificate, Refused Corporate Account and How a Foreign Founder Unblocks Registration

Foreign founder money frozen before the Kbis? Deposit certificate, refused corporate account, Banque de France designation and release of funds explained.

News

British Divorce in France After Brexit: Which Court, Which Law and What Happens to Your Residence Card

Divorcing in France as a British citizen after Brexit: which French court takes your case, which law divides the money and the pensions, where the children live, and how to keep your residen …

Contracts and business

Your French Company’s First Shop or Office Lease: the 3-6-9 Commercial Lease, the Deposit Trap and How a Foreign Founder Signs Safely

First shop or office lease in France as a foreign founder: 3-6-9 commercial lease, short lease, deposit caps, congé deadlines and eviction rights.

News

No S1 After Brexit? How a British Early Retiree Gets French Healthcare Under PUMA, Pays the CSM Levy and Challenges a CPAM Refusal

British early retiree in France with no S1? How PUMA affiliation works, what the three-month rule really means, how the CSM levy is calculated, and how to challenge a CPAM refusal or wrong U …

Contracts and business

Your French Contractor Is Really an Employee: Reclassification, URSSAF Back Charges and How a Foreign Company Fixes It

Your French freelancer may be reclassified as an employee: subordination test, DPAE and payslip traps, back pay, six months salary, URSSAF reassessment, and how a foreign owner regularizes a …

News

My Husband Died in France After Brexit: Can His British Widow Keep the Family Home? Share, Usufruct, Deadlines and Challenges

British widow in France after Brexit: your quarter share or usufruct, the free year and lifetime right in the family home, conversion defences, deadlines and tax.

Contracts and business

Your Money Is Stuck in Your French Company: Shareholder Loans, Blocked Repayment and How a Foreign Founder Recovers From Abroad

You lent money to your French SAS or SARL and cannot get it back. This guide explains shareholder loans, interest caps, lawful repayment blocks and recovery from abroad.

News

British Remote Worker in France After Brexit: Where Do You Pay Tax and Social Charges on a UK Salary, and Do You Need a French Work Permit?

British citizen working remotely from France for a UK employer? French tax residence, treaty rules, social charges and work permits explained with official sources.

Contracts and business

Your French Company Just Received Its First CFE Tax Bill: What a Foreign Owner Owes, When to Pay, and How to Fix a Missed Deadline

First CFE bill on your French company? A foreign-founder guide to the CFE, corporate tax advances, VAT and annual accounts deadlines, and how to fix a missed deadline from abroad.

News

British Resident Hit by a French Tax Audit After Brexit? How to Answer the Reassessment and Challenge the Bill

Received a proposition de rectification after moving to France? Reply within 30 days, fight the tax-home finding and challenge tax and penalties.

Contracts and business

Your French Company Is Blocked Over Its Beneficial Owners: RBE Filing, Bank Freeze and How a Foreign Owner Fixes It From Abroad

Foreign founder in France? Who counts as beneficial owner, what to file on the Guichet unique, bank freeze and court injunction risks, and how to fix the RBE from abroad.

Tax and estate
Tax and estate

My British Husband Died in France After Brexit: First Steps, Succession Rules and How to Challenge Setbacks

Your British husband has died in France. Here is what to do first: registering the death, the funeral or repatriation, unfreezing money, the English will before the French notaire, the six-m …

Maître Reda Kohen

Maître Reda Kohen

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