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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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Contracts and business

Moving a French Company to a New Commercial Court: Two Legal Notices, RCS Transfer and the One-Month INPI Filing

A practical roadmap for foreign founders moving a French company's registered office into another commercial-court district: decision, two legal notices, INPI filing, Kbis and RCS transfer …

News

British Spouses Moving to France: How to Change Your Matrimonial Property Regime After Brexit

Moving from the UK to France does not automatically change a marriage regime. Learn how British spouses can identify the applicable law and complete a French notarial change with the right p …

News

French Bank Account Refused After Brexit? How a British Resident Can Use the Right to an Account

British resident refused a French bank account after Brexit? Check eligibility, documents, the Banque de France right-to-account route and deadlines.

Contracts and business

French Company Registration Rejected: How Foreign Founders Can Fix Registered Office Proof

A practical legal guide for foreign founders whose French company registration is delayed or rejected because the registered office proof, domiciliation contract or address declaration is in …

News

British Couples Split Between France and the UK: How to Prove Tax Residence After Brexit

How a British couple living between France and the UK can prove each spouse’s tax residence, use the treaty and challenge a mistaken French assessment after Brexit.

Insolvency

How to Close a French SAS from Abroad: Dissolution, Liquidation and Radiation for Foreign Shareholders

Foreign shareholders can close a solvent French SAS remotely, but dissolution, liquidation, tax clearance and RNE radiation remain separate legal steps.

News

British Visitor in France Over 90 Days: How to Calculate the Schengen 90/180 Rule and Challenge a Border Refusal

How British visitors in France calculate the rolling 90/180 Schengen limit, prove their travel dates and challenge an alleged overstay or refusal of entry.

Contracts and business

French E-Invoicing from 1 September 2026: What Foreign Companies Selling in France Must Report

A practical legal guide for foreign companies selling in France: e-invoicing, e-reporting, reverse charge, deadlines, approved platforms and rejected VAT records.

News

UK Trust Owning French Property After Brexit: the 3% Tax, Trustee Declarations and How British Families Challenge the Bill

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Contracts and business

Setting Up a Company in France as a Foreign Founder: Bank Account, Kbis, VAT and Your First Hire

Foreign founder guide to doing business in France: SAS vs SARL vs branch, corporate bank account and Kbis, director status, French VAT registration, hiring your first employee and the annual …

Tax and estate
Tax and estate

British Second Home in France: Taxe d’Habitation Surcharge, IFI and Rental Tax Explained

British second-home owners face the taxe d'habitation surcharge of 5 to 60 percent, IFI wealth tax and French rental tax. Treaty, declaration and challenge guide.

Contracts and business

French Corporate Tax for Foreign Owners: IS at 25%, Branch vs Subsidiary, and Paying on Time

Foreign founder guide to French corporate tax: 25% IS, SME 15% rate, territoriality, branch vs subsidiary, 25% dividend withholding, treaties and EU exemption, filing calendar.

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