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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

Your French Company Is Moving Cities and You Live Abroad: Transferring the Registered Office, Filing the Move and Avoiding the Traps

Moving your French SARL or SAS to a new city from abroad: shareholder vote, legal notice, one-month gateway filing, beneficial-owner update, and what changes on registration day.

News

Moving a Final-Salary Pension to France After Brexit: the CETV, the Advice Rule, the 25% Charge and French Tax

British final-salary pension and a move to France? The CETV valuation, the compulsory advice rule, the 25% British exit charge, French tax under the 2008 treaty, and how to challenge the bil …

Contracts and business

You Live Abroad and Your French Company Missed the Annual Accounts Filing: Approval, Filing with the Greffe and Penalties

Directing a French SARL or SAS from abroad? Six-month approval, Greffe filing, penalties and how to fix a missed annual accounts deadline.

News
News

British Posted Worker in France After Brexit: the SIPSI Declaration, the A1 Cover, the 183-Day Salary Rule and How to Challenge Double Charges

Sent to France by your UK employer? Posting declaration, A1 cover, Article 15 salary rule and how to challenge double tax and social charges.

Company law
Company law

Your French Company Needs More Capital and You Live Abroad: How Foreign Shareholders Subscribe, Pay, and Defend Their Stake

How foreign shareholders subscribe and pay for a French SAS or SARL capital increase from abroad, and how the published Integrale and 2020 rulings protect minorities against dilution and evi …

News
News

Dismissed in France as a British Employee: Your Notice Period, Severance Pay and How to Challenge an Unfair Dismissal

Dismissed by a French employer? A British employee's guide to the compulsory dismissal procedure, notice pay, statutory severance fractions, the Macron compensation scale and the 12-month de …

Company law

SAS, SARL or Branch in France When You Live Abroad: Choosing the Right Vehicle, Funding It and Registering From Abroad

SAS vs SARL vs branch for foreign founders: governance, transfers, manager social regime, tax and registration from abroad, with exact statutes and court decisions.

News

Divorced in England, Claiming Money in France: Pension Sharing, Prestation Compensatoire and Enforcing the Order

An English divorce does not end the money story for a spouse living in France. Since March 2026, French courts stay open to a prestation compensatoire after a foreign divorce, while English …

Contracts and business

Your French Company Signs a 3/6/9 Commercial Lease While You Live Abroad: Term, Rent, Deposit and How to Leave

French 3/6/9 commercial lease for a company run from abroad: nine-year term, three-year exits, short leases, rent revision, eviction indemnity and termination for unpaid rent.

News

British Widow in France After Brexit: Claiming the Pension de Reversion, Keeping UK Bereavement Money, and Paying French Tax on Both

Widowed in France? A British survivor can claim the French pension de reversion, keep uprated UK State Pension, but cannot newly claim UK bereavement benefits from France. Treaty tax rules e …

Contracts and business

You Direct Your French Company From Abroad: French Social Security, Which Regime Applies, What It Costs and How to Avoid Paying Twice

Appointed president of a SAS or manager of a SARL while living outside France? This guide explains when French social security applies to you, which regime follows your mandate, what contrib …

Leases and renting

British Tenant in France After Brexit: Getting Your Deposit Back, Splitting Repairs, and Challenging a Conge or Eviction

British tenant in France? Recover your deposit with the 10% monthly penalty, split repairs correctly, challenge a conge and use the winter truce. Full guide with official texts and 2026 case …

Maître Reda Kohen

Maître Reda Kohen

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