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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

Flashed in France on a UK Licence After Brexit: Contesting the Speeding Fine, Saving Your Points and Challenging a Suspension

British driver flashed in France? How fixed fines, points bands, roadside retention and suspension work after Brexit, and how to contest each step in time.

Contracts and business

Your French Company Owes Corporation Tax and You Live Abroad: IS Rates, Returns, Instalments and How to Challenge a Reassessment

French corporation tax for companies run from abroad: 25 percent rate, 15 percent small-company slice, returns, quarterly instalments, audits and how to challenge a reassessment.

Contracts and business

ASOS Account Hacked and Money Taken From Your Card: How to Get Your Bank to Refund You in France

After the 'Asos hacked' notification of 6 October 2026, French customers facing an unauthorised payment on a saved card can block, dispute and get refunded: opposition, immediate bank refund …

News

British Second Home in France After Brexit: Counting Your 90/180 Days, Staying Longer on a Visitor Visa, and Challenging a Refusal or Removal Order

British second-home owners get 90 visa-free days in any 180-day period. How to count them, how the long-stay visitor visa works, and how to challenge a refusal or removal order.

Contracts and business

Your French Company Must Charge VAT and You Live Abroad: Registration, Returns, Refunds and Penalties (2026)

Foreign founder with a French SAS, SARL or branch: when French VAT applies, which filing regime to choose, how to register, file and reclaim VAT from abroad, and what late filing costs.

Property

My French Tenant Stopped Paying: Commandement, Court Termination and the Winter Truce — A 2026 Timeline for Foreign Landlords

Tenant not paying in France? The six-week commandement, court termination, winter truce and enforcement timeline explained for foreign landlords.

Tax and estate
Tax and estate

British Resident in France Selling Your UK House After Brexit: Where the Gain Is Taxed, How France Calculates It and Gives Credit, and How to Challenge the Bill

French resident selling your UK house? The UK taxes first under the 2008 treaty, France taxes worldwide with a credit. Calculation, 60-day and one-month filings, and challenges explained.

Company law
Company law

Your French Bank Refuses Your SAS Account and You Live Abroad: Capital Deposit, Right to an Account and How to Get Your Kbis Anyway

Bank refusing your French SAS account from abroad? How the capital deposit, the right to an account and the Kbis filing work in practice.

Contracts and business
Contracts and business

Has ASOS Been Hacked? Snowflake Breach Claim, Hack Notification and Rights of Customers in France

After the 'ASOS hacked' notification sent to app users on 6 October 2026, this guide explains the Snowflake claim reported by the press and the French and European remedies for customers in …

Tax and estate

French Resident After Brexit? Your London Home Counts Towards France’s IFI Wealth Tax

French tax resident after Brexit? Your UK home counts towards the IFI wealth tax above EUR 1.3m worldwide. Five-year shelter, 30% home reduction, 75% cap, declaration and challenges explaine …

Contracts and business
Contracts and business

Your French Employee Agrees to Leave and You Live Abroad: Mutual Separation Cost, DREETS Approval and Court Challenge

Agreed exits in France need a floor severance, a 15-day withdrawal period and DREETS approval. Cost calculation, filing from abroad and court deadlines explained.

Tax and estate

British Owner Lets French Flat Furnished After Brexit: LMNP Registration, Paris Tourist Permit, Tax and How to Challenge a Refusal or Fine

British second-home owner letting a French flat furnished? Registration, Paris change-of-use permit, co-ownership rules, LMNP tax and how to challenge a refusal or fine after Brexit.

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