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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

Flashed by a Speed Camera in France? How British Drivers Can Pay or Challenge the Fine After Brexit

Flashed in France and fined at your UK address? Keeper liability, real costs, 45-day and 3-month deadlines, hire-car rules and how to challenge.

Planning and construction

French Dommage-Ouvrage Insurance: The Compulsory Construction Cover Every Foreign Buyer Should Understand

French Dommage-Ouvrage Insurance: The Compulsory Construction Cover Every Foreign Buyer Should Understand Foreign buyers in France usually focus on the price, the compromis de vente (prelimi …

News

British Landlord in France After Brexit: Declaring Furnished Rental Income, Micro-BIC or Real Regime, and Letting Lawfully

British owner letting a French property furnished? How France taxes the rents as business profits, how to choose micro-BIC or the real regime, how the non-resident minimum rate and the avera …

News

British Baby Born in France After Brexit: How to Register the Birth, Secure Nationality, Residence and Healthcare

Your baby was born in France after Brexit. How to declare the birth at the mairie within five days, whether your child is French or British, whether a newborn needs a residence permit, and h …

Contracts and business

French Company Legal Calendar: What a Foreign Founder Must Approve, File and Pay in Year One

The full first-year legal calendar for a foreign-owned French company: approve accounts in six months, file with the greffe, pay IS, VAT and CFE, declare hires and directors.

News

British Couple Divorcing With a Home in France After Brexit: Which French Court Decides, Which Law Applies, and How to Secure the French House

British couple with a house in France facing divorce after Brexit: which French court has jurisdiction, which law divides money and property, and how an English decision is examined in Franc …

News

Received a French PUMA Healthcare Bill After Brexit? How a British Resident Can Check Liability and Challenge URSSAF

A British resident who receives a PUMA subsidiary sickness contribution bill from URSSAF after moving from the UK must test article L. 380-2, not merely the existence of a carte Vitale. This …

Planning and construction

French Property Neighbour Disputes: Construction, Views, Walls and Remedies for Foreign Owners

French Property Neighbour Disputes: Construction, Views, Walls and Remedies for Foreign Owners A building project next door can change the practical and financial value of a French home. A w …

Tax and estate

CFE and CVAE in France: What a Foreign-Owned Company Actually Owes, When to Pay and How to Challenge the Bill

CFE and CVAE in France: the local business taxes a foreign-owned company owes — creation-year exemption, €152,500 and €500,000 thresholds, instalments on 15 June and 15 September, the CET ca …

News

UK Bank Accounts in France After Brexit: How to Declare Them on Form 3916 and Avoid the €1,500 Fine

British residents in France must declare every UK current, savings or investment account each year on form n°3916. €1,500 fine per undeclared account, ten-year recovery, presumption of taxab …

Tax and estate

French Taxe Foncière After Brexit: How British Owners Can Challenge an Incorrect Property Tax Bill

A practical legal guide for British owners: who owes French taxe foncière after Brexit, how the cadastral base can be wrong, the 2026 claim deadline, evidence, payment suspension and the adm …

Contracts and business
Contracts and business

Missed French Annual Accounts Filing Deadline: How a Foreign-Owned Company Regularises With the Greffe

Missed the French annual accounts deadline? This guide explains late filing, INPI correction, court injunctions, penalties and the practical steps for foreign-owned companies.

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