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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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News

British Student in France After Brexit: How to Get the Student Visa, Work Part-Time and Stay After Graduation

British citizen coming to study in France after Brexit? How the long-stay student visa, the yearly student residence card, part-time work, tax and healthcare work, and how graduates stay on.

Company law

SAS or SARL in France as a Foreign Founder: Which Company to Choose, What It Really Costs, and How to Fix a Wrong Choice

SAS or SARL for a foreign founder in France: governance, director social charges, dividends and withholding, removal rules, and how to switch vehicles, with code articles and recent case law …

Tax and estate

Selling Your French Home After Brexit: How a British Owner Is Taxed on the Gain, What Is Exempt and How to Challenge the Bill

British owner selling a French house or flat after Brexit: French capital gains tax, main-home and non-resident exemptions, the notaire collection at signing, the UK treaty position and how …

Company law

Your Foreign Company Opens a Branch (Succursale) in France: Registration, Manager’s Power, Tax Bills and How to Turn It Into an SAS or SARL

Branch (succursale) or subsidiary in France? Registration via the one-stop portal, manager authority, corporate tax and deemed-distribution withholding, hiring rules, and how to convert the …

News

British Unmarried Partners and Your French Home After Brexit: Tontine or Joint Ownership, What Happens When One Dies, and How the Survivor Keeps the Home

British unmarried partners owning a French home face joint ownership rules, the tontine survivor clause and 60 percent death tax. This guide explains who owns what, what happens on death and …

Tax and estate

French Tax Office Demands a Fiscal Representative for Your Foreign Company: Appointment, Liability and How to Change One

Your non-EU company has been told to appoint an accredited fiscal representative before it can charge French VAT. This guide explains who must comply, what the representative guarantees, and …

News

British Resident in France Selling Your UK Home After Brexit: How to Declare, What CGT to Pay and How to Challenge the Bill

French resident selling a UK home after Brexit: who taxes the gain, how the 2008 treaty credit works, the 60-day UK return, and how to challenge the French bill.

Contracts and business

Your French Company Missed Its Annual Accounts Filing: Greffe Injunction, Fines and How a Foreign Owner Fixes It

Missed French annual accounts filing? What the greffe injunction and daily penalty mean for a foreign director, and how to fix it from abroad.

Contracts and business

French Commercial Lease Disputes: Charges, Rent and Remedies for Foreign Property Investors

French Commercial Lease Disputes: Charges, Rent and Remedies for Foreign Property Investors A foreign investor who owns a shop, office, clinic, restaurant or other business premises in Franc …

Contracts and business

Ending Your First Hire in France as a Foreign Company: Failed Trial Period, Dismissal Rules and the Negotiated Exit

First French hire not working out? Trial-period notice scale, abusive-rupture damages, dismissal procedure and costs, and the negotiated rupture conventionnelle with its approval traps.

Tax and estate

British Owner Gifting Your French Home to Your Children After Brexit: How to Donate, What Tax to Pay and How to Challenge the Bill

British owner giving your French house to your children? Notaire deed, 100,000 euro allowance, 15-year rule and how to challenge the bill, explained.

Contracts and business

Hiring Your First Employee in France as a Foreign Company: DPAE, Contract, Payslip and URSSAF Defence

Foreign-owned company hiring in France? DPAE before day one, CDI by default, compliant payslips and monthly DSN, plus how to answer an employee claim or an URSSAF mise en demeure and contrai …

Maître Reda Kohen

Maître Reda Kohen

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