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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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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

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.

Banking, insurance and consumers

Living in France and Selling Your London Flat After Brexit: French Capital Gains, the Treaty Credit, Social Charges and How to Challenge Double Tax

French resident selling a London flat? Britain taxes first within 60 days, France taxes second with a capped treaty credit. Forms, deadlines, proof and how to challenge double tax.

Contracts and business
Contracts and business

How a Foreign Founder Living Abroad Gets Paid by a French Company: Salary vs Dividends, Social Charges and Tax

SAS president or SARL manager living abroad: payroll or self-employed charges, deductible salary with border withholding, dividends voted from profits with withholding, and the annual discip …

News

British Second Home in France After Brexit: Pool, Extension and Planning Permission – What Needs a Permit, What the Mairie Can Refuse, and How to Challenge It

British owner planning a pool or extension in France? Declaration or full permit, PLU and heritage limits, Paris specifics, challenging a refusal in time, and fines and demolition if you bui …

Contracts and business

Your Foreign Parent Bills Your French Subsidiary Management Fees While You Live Abroad: Deduction, Transfer Pricing Proof and Withholding

Parent company bills your French SAS for management, IT or brand support? How to deduct the fees, prove the arm's length price and handle French withholding from abroad.

News

Flashed by a Speed Camera in France After Brexit: What a British Driver Pays, Who Loses Points, and How to Challenge the Fine

Flashed on a French road? A British driver's guide to reading the avis de contravention, paying the fixed, reduced or increased fine in time, protecting licence points, and challenging throu …

Company law

Your French Company Needs Cash While You Live Abroad: Increase Capital, Protect Preferential Rights and File From Abroad

Your French company needs cash and you live abroad: increase capital, defend preferential rights and file the Kbis update without flying to France.

Tax and estate

British Owner Gifting Your French House to Your Children After Brexit: the Notaire Deed, the 100,000 Euro Allowance, and How to Challenge the Tax Bill

How a British owner gives a French house to children after Brexit: notaire deed, forced share, 100,000 euro allowance per child, the British seven-year rule, and challenging the bill.

Contracts and business

Your French Clients Do Not Pay While You Live Abroad: Demand Letters, Injonction de Payer, Late Penalties and Enforcement

Unpaid French invoices for a company run from abroad: formal demand, injonction de payer, ECB-plus-10 penalties, 40-euro fee and enforcement without traveling.

Contracts and business

The French Tax Office Says Your Foreign Company Owes Tax in France While You Live Abroad: Permanent Establishment, Profit Attribution and How to Challenge It

No French subsidiary, no branch, yet Paris claims corporate tax and VAT from your foreign company. How France proves a permanent establishment, how it prices the profit, and how to challenge …

News

Sacked in France After Brexit: Your Rights as a British Employee, Severance Pay and How to Challenge an Unfair Dismissal

Dismissed in France as a British employee after Brexit: the five-day summons rule, notice and severance calculations, the Macron scale, the twelve-month tribunal deadline, and how to protect …

Maître Reda Kohen

Maître Reda Kohen

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