The firm’s journal

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 Must Switch to E-Invoicing While You Live Abroad: 2026-2027 Deadlines, Approved Platforms and Penalties

France's e-invoicing mandate applies from 1 September 2026 for reception and large issuers, 2027 for SMEs. Deadlines, accredited platforms, new invoice details and fines for founders abroad.

News

British Divorcee Stuck on a Joint French Mortgage After Brexit: Getting Your Name Off, Refinancing Alone, and Forcing the Sale

Divorced in France but still liable on the joint mortgage? Release, refinance, occupation payments and forced sale for British owners after Brexit.

Contracts and business

Your First French Hire Is on a Fixed-Term Contract and It Ends Soon: Renew, End or Convert Without Creating a Permanent Employee

Your first French hire is on a CDD that ends soon: lawful uses, duration caps, renewals, the 10 percent end bonus and how courts reclassify fixed-term contracts as permanent.

News
News

British Couple Divorcing in France After Brexit: Which Court, Which Law, and What Happens to the House and Children

British couple divorcing in France after Brexit: French court jurisdiction, French or English law, house division, children residence and support, and how to appeal.

Tax and estate

Your English Family Trust and a French House After Brexit: What France Taxes, What the Trustee Must File, and How to Challenge the Bill

Your English trust does not shield a French house from French tax. Yearly filings, IFI, the 1.5% levy, death duties up to 60%, and what two Paris judgments teach.

Company law

Your French SAS Co-Founder Blocks Every Decision While You Live Abroad: Deadlock, Forced Exclusion and Court-Ordered Buyout

Your French SAS is paralysed by a co-founder while you live abroad. This guide shows how to use approval, inalienability and exclusion clauses, price the forced buyout through agreement or a …

Banking, insurance and consumers

Your French Bank Closed Your Account or Refused to Open One After Brexit: the Droit au Compte, Banque de France Designation, and How to Challenge It

Your French bank closed your account or refused a new one after Brexit. How the droit au compte forces a bank designated by the Banque de France to open your account, and how to challenge a …

Contracts and business

Your French Company Needs an Office While You Live Abroad: Sign a 3-6-9 Lease, Pay the Deposit, Renew or Face Eviction

How a foreign founder signs a French 3-6-9 commercial lease from abroad: deposit and guarantees, rent indices, renewal rights, eviction pay and termination deadlines.

Planning and construction
Planning and construction

Your First French Multi-Year Permit After Brexit: the A2 French Test, the Civic Exam, and How to Challenge a Refusal

Since 1 January 2026, Britons seeking a first carte de sejour pluriannuelle must prove A2 French and pass the civic exam, with B1 for the carte de resident. This guide explains the five stat …

Contracts and business

Your Brand in France While You Live Abroad: File at the INPI, Beat Opposition and Enforce Your Trademark

Living abroad when you launch in France? Learn how to file your trademark at the INPI, survive the two-month opposition window, prove genuine use and stop copycats from abroad.

News

Renting in France After Brexit: How British Tenants Recover the Deposit, Force Repairs and Defeat an Eviction

British tenant in France? Deposit caps, the one- or two-month refund clock with a 10% monthly penalty, one-month notice rights, repair remedies and eviction defences, with the exact procedur …

Contracts and business
Contracts and business

Your Guichet Unique Filing Was Rejected and You Live Abroad: Apostille, Sworn Translation and Getting Your Kbis From Abroad

INPI filing rejected while you live abroad? Apostille, sworn translation, Guichet unique refiling, Kbis, beneficial owners and remedies, step by step.

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