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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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Electricity Cut in France After Brexit: What a British Resident Can Claim from the Supplier

A practical legal guide for British residents in France facing an electricity cut, reduced power, an account error or an unpaid-bill dispute: restoration, evidence, mediation and compensatio …

Contracts and business

French Company Hit by an URSSAF Audit Adjustment: How to Challenge the Observation Letter Before Recovery

How a foreign-owned French company can challenge an URSSAF adjustment: protect the 30-day observation-letter deadline, test the calculation, prepare the evidence and preserve the CRA appeal.

Contracts and business

Can a French Company Hire Its First Employee Before Receiving Its SIRET Number?

A practical legal guide for foreign founders hiring in France while the company establishment SIRET is still pending, covering the DPAE, URSSAF, payroll and evidence.

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UK Private Pension in France After Brexit: How to Declare It, Recover UK Tax Withheld and Claim Treaty Relief

A practical France–UK treaty guide for British residents in France receiving a private pension: classification, French reporting, UK withholding and repayment evidence.

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UK ISA in France After Brexit: Must a French Tax Resident Declare It and Pay Tax?

A practical legal guide for British residents in France: UK ISA tax relief, French tax residence, foreign-account reporting, investment income, withdrawals, treaty relief and corrections.

Contracts and business

Can a French Commercial Lease Impose an Automatic Fixed Rent Increase on a Foreign-Owned Company?

A 2026 French Supreme Court ruling rejects an unlimited automatic rent increase in a commercial lease. Learn how foreign-owned companies can audit, challenge and document overpaid rent.

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UK Life Insurance Payout in France After Death: How to Declare French Inheritance Tax and Claim Treaty Relief

A UK life-insurance payout received after a death can trigger French tax, UK Inheritance Tax and treaty questions. Learn what British beneficiaries in France should declare, which documents …

Contracts and business

French Company Share Transfer to a Foreign Buyer: Approval, Registration Duty and INPI Filing

Buying shares in a French company from abroad requires more than a signed agreement. This guide explains approval rules, title evidence, French registration duty, ownership records and INPI …

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UK Civil Service Pension in France After Brexit: How to Use Article 19 of the France–UK Tax Treaty

A practical guide for British former civil servants living in France: Article 19, declaration boxes, evidence and appeals against double taxation.

Contracts and business

When Does a Foreign Investor Need France’s IEF Clearance Before Acquiring a French Company?

France’s IEF clearance can be required before a foreign investor acquires control of a sensitive French company. Learn the investor, transaction, sector, filing and closing tests.

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British Residence Permit in France: Is a UK Birth Certificate Apostille Required After Brexit?

A practical legal guide for British applicants in France: when a UK birth certificate, apostille and French translation matter for a residence permit after Brexit, and how to challenge a ref …

Contracts and business

French Beneficial Owner Filing Conflicts With a Bank: What a Foreign Company Must Do Before RCS Radiation

A bank ownership divergence can put a French company on a radiation clock. This evidence-led workflow helps foreign companies correct the RBE before the risk escalates.

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