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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

French Company Formation Blocked by a Source-of-Funds Request: What a Foreign Founder Must Prove

A French bank or INPI reviewer asks about capital origin: the evidence a foreign founder should prepare, the UBO chain, correction route and banking remedies.

News

French Inheritance Tax Payment Deadline for a UK Heir: What If the Property Cannot Be Sold in Time?

A practical guide for UK heirs facing French inheritance tax before a property sale: deadlines, instalments, guarantees, appeals and UK relief.

Contracts and business

Can a Foreign Founder Sign French Company Formation Documents Remotely? Power of Attorney, E-Signature and INPI Filing

A non-resident founder can often incorporate a French company without travelling to France, but the signature, mandate, translation, registered-office and pre-incorporation evidence must be …

News

French Bank Account Refused After Brexit: What a British Resident in France Can Do

A French bank has refused your first account after Brexit? Learn how the right to an account, Banque de France designation and French remedies work.

Company law

French Company Annual Accounts Filed Late: Risks and Remedies for a Foreign-Owned SAS

A foreign-owned French SAS that misses its annual-account filing deadline may face a fine, an injunction under astreinte and personal exposure for its president. This guide explains the appr …

News

Can a British Citizen Lose French Residence Rights After Living Abroad? Brexit Absence Rules, Evidence and Return

A practical legal guide for British citizens in France: how absence affects Withdrawal Agreement residence rights, which evidence proves continuity, and what to do after a refusal or difficu …

Contracts and business

French E-Invoicing 2026 for Foreign-Owned Companies: E-Reporting, Platforms and Deadlines

A practical legal guide for foreign-owned companies, French subsidiaries and branches on e-invoicing, e-reporting, approved platforms and the 2026–2027 deadlines.

News

French Long-Stay Visa Refused for Lack of Accommodation Proof: How a British Citizen Can Appeal

A practical legal guide for British citizens challenging a French long-stay visitor visa refusal based on accommodation evidence, with the CRRV deadline and Nantes appeal route.

Contracts and business

French Company First Employee: Are Meal Vouchers and Transport Reimbursement Mandatory?

A practical legal guide for foreign founders hiring a first employee in France: meal vouchers, public transport reimbursement, payroll, DSN and evidence.

Tax and estate

Wrong French Taxe Foncière Address After Brexit: How British Owners Can Restore Notices and Challenge the Bill

Did a French taxe foncière bill go to your old address? This guide explains how British owners can restore tax notices, challenge the owner or cadastral data, request relief and protect the …

Contracts and business

French Business Account Refused After Kbis: The Right-to-an-Account Procedure for Foreign-Owned Companies

A practical legal guide for foreign founders whose French company has obtained a Kbis but cannot open an operating bank account, including the Banque de France right-to-an-account procedure …

News

French Furnished Rental Income for British Owners After Brexit: Micro-BIC, Social Charges and Tax Challenges

A practical guide for British owners of furnished French property: micro-BIC or the real regime, CFE, social charges, UK reporting and remedies after a French tax assessment.

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