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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.

Written by Maître Reda Kohen, member of the Paris Bar. About Maître Reda Kohen

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News

Can a British Executor Recover French Inheritance Tax Penalties from a Notary After Brexit?

A British executor may recover avoidable French inheritance-tax penalties from a notary if fault, loss and causation are proved. Learn the evidence and tax steps.

Contracts and business

Foreign Customer Has Not Paid a French Company Invoice: What to Do, Which Court to Use and How to Recover

A practical legal roadmap for a French company facing a foreign customer's unpaid invoice: proof, formal notice, payment penalties, jurisdiction, European payment order and enforcement.

News

Late French Inheritance-Tax Declaration After Brexit: What a UK Heir Can Do About Penalties, Interest and Correction

A practical legal guide for UK heirs facing a late French inheritance-tax declaration: deadlines, forms, treaty relief, interest, surcharges and correction.

Company law

How Much Does It Cost to Set Up a Company in France as a Foreign Founder? Capital, Filing and Professional Fees

A practical 2026 cost guide for foreign founders: French filing fees, capital, legal notices, translations, banking, domiciliation and pre-registration risk.

News

British Child Taken to France After Brexit: Hague Convention Return Application, Evidence and Urgent Remedies

A practical legal guide for British parents seeking the return of a child taken or retained in France after Brexit under the 1980 Hague Convention, with evidence, urgent measures and limited …

Company law

A Foreign SAS President Resigned but Is Still on the Kbis: How to Obtain the INPI Update and Protect Against Liability

A foreign founder whose French SAS resignation has not reached the Kbis can separate mandate evidence from the INPI correction. This practical guide covers notification, the one-month filing …

News

UK SIPP Drawdown in France After Brexit: How to Classify, Declare and Reclaim UK Tax

A practical guide for British residents in France taking UK SIPP drawdown: treaty classification, French reporting, withholding and correction routes.

Contracts and business

How to Register a Secondary Establishment in France for a Foreign Company: INPI, SIRET, RNE and Kbis

A practical legal guide for foreign companies registering a secondary establishment in France through INPI, with the one-month deadline, SIRET, RNE, Kbis and correction steps.

News

Moving Household Goods from the UK to France After Brexit: Customs Relief, Import VAT and Stopped Removals

Moving from Britain to France? Learn when personal goods qualify for customs and import VAT relief, which documents to prepare and how to challenge a stopped removal.

Contracts and business

Does a Foreign-Owned Company Have to Share Profits in France? The 11–49 Employee Rule and the 1% Test

A practical legal guide for foreign founders: when the 11–49 employee value-sharing experiment or mandatory participation applies in France, how the 1% net fiscal profit test works, and how …

News

Can a UK Heir Pay French Inheritance Tax in Instalments After Brexit? Deadlines, Guarantees and Treaty Relief

Can a UK heir request French inheritance-tax instalments after Brexit? This guide covers eligibility, filing deadlines, guarantees, interest, treaty relief and remedies.

Contracts and business

French Company’s First Commercial Contract with a Foreign Customer: Governing Law, Jurisdiction and Payment

A practical legal roadmap for a French company’s first foreign-customer contract: scope, governing law, jurisdiction, VAT, payment security and recovery.

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