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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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Company law

How to Convert a French SAS into an SARL: Procedure, Majority, Tax and Foreign-Founder Risks

A practical legal guide for foreign founders converting a French SAS into an SARL, covering votes, filings, management, social security and tax.

Contracts and business

French Company Registration Rejected Because the Foreign Parent Holds the Lease: How to Prove the Registered Office

A French subsidiary can be rejected when its foreign parent holds the lease. Learn how to prove the right to use the registered office, fix the filing and challenge a refusal.

News

French Bank Account Blocked After a Death: What Can a UK Heir Do After Brexit?

A French bank account blocked after a death can require a UK heir to coordinate French proof of heirship, UK probate documents, tax clearance and current succession-fee rules. This guide exp …

Contracts and business

French Company Cannot Pay Its Debts: What a Foreign Founder Must Do Within 45 Days

A practical legal guide for foreign founders facing a French company cash crisis: cessation des paiements, preventive procedures, the 45-day filing deadline and director liability.

News

French Rental Deposit Not Returned to a British Tenant: Deadlines, Evidence and Court Remedies

A practical English guide for British tenants in France: one-month and two-month deposit deadlines, the 10% late-return increase, evidence, formal notice and court remedies.

Company law

French SAS President Benefits in Kind: Company Car, Housing and URSSAF for a Foreign Founder

A foreign founder can lead a French SAS without a cash salary, but a company car, housing or private bill may create taxable benefits and French social-security contributions. Learn how to c …

News

Renting in France After Brexit: Can a British Citizen Use UK Income and a UK Guarantor?

A practical legal guide for British citizens renting in France after Brexit: UK income, UK guarantors, permitted documents, discrimination, deposits and lease remedies.

News

Moving to France from the UK with a Family Trust After Brexit: French Declarations, Tax and Inheritance

Moving to France from the UK with a family trust? Learn which French declarations, deadlines, tax rules and inheritance checks apply after Brexit.

Contracts and business

First Employee in France Already Has Private Health Insurance: Can a Foreign-Owned Company Waive the Mandatory Plan?

A foreign-owned French company cannot treat private health insurance as an automatic waiver. This legal checklist explains the first-employee plan, lawful exemptions, evidence, payroll corre …

News

PUMa in France After Brexit: How a British Citizen Without an S1 Can Obtain Healthcare, Challenge a CPAM Refusal and Handle the 2026 Contribution

A British citizen in France without a UK S1 may still qualify for PUMa. This guide explains residence evidence, CPAM appeals, the 2026 financial participation and the separate CSM rules.

Contracts and business

French Company With No Revenue: Must a Foreign Founder File Form 2065, CFE and VAT Returns?

A practical legal guide for foreign founders on Form 2065, annual accounts, CFE, VAT filings and the first-year compliance steps for a French company with no revenue.

Tax and estate

French Taxe Foncière for a UK Owner After Building or Extending a Home: Two-Year Exemption, 90-Day Declaration and Appeal

Built or extended a French home? Learn how the two-year taxe foncière exemption works, which H1/H2 declaration to file within 90 days and how to appeal.

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