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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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Company law

British Early Retiree in France After Brexit: the CSM Health Levy on Capital Income, How to Declare It, and How to Challenge the Bill

Retired early to France on rental income and dividends? How the yearly CSM health levy is calculated, declared, and challenged after Brexit.

News
News

Overstayed the 90 Days in France After Brexit: How a British Homeowner Challenges the Count, Answers an OQTF and Returns Lawfully

Stopped at the border or served an OQTF after exceeding the 90/180-day allowance? Day-count defence, OQTF deadlines, re-entry bans and the visiteur rebuild for British homeowners.

Contracts and business
Contracts and business

You Live Abroad and Use a French Freelancer: When France Reclassifies the Contract as Employment, What URSSAF and the Labour Court Charge, and How to Challenge From Abroad

Your French freelancer may legally be your employee. This guide explains the subordination test, the URSSAF reassessment, the labour-court cost and how to challenge both from abroad.

News
News

British Driver Has a Road Accident in France After Brexit: What the Constat Proves, How French Insurance Law Pays You, and How to Challenge a Refusal

Crashed in France with a UK car? How the constat amiable, the police report, Loi Badinter offers and the Guarantee Fund work, and how British drivers challenge a refusal.

Contracts and business

You Live Abroad and Want to Buy Into a French Company: Do You Need IEF Authorisation, How to Get It, and How to Challenge a Refusal or Fine

Foreign investor buying into a French company from abroad: when prior IEF authorisation is required, which sectors and thresholds apply, how the 30 plus 45 business-day review runs, and how …

Tax and estate
Tax and estate

British Remote Worker in France After Brexit: Which Visa Lets You Stay, How Your UK Salary Is Taxed, What URSSAF Charges Your Employer, and How to Challenge a Refusal or a Bill

British employee working remotely from France for a UK employer after Brexit: long-stay visa and salarie permit, work authorisation, URSSAF foreign-firms registration, French tax residence a …

Company law

Your French SAS Co-Founder Blocks Every Decision While You Live Abroad: Exclusion, Buyout Price, Emergency Administrator and Dissolution

Your Paris partner blocks every vote while you live abroad. SAS exclusion clause, buyout price, emergency administrator and dissolution, step by step.

Property

Your Paris Tenant Is Subletting on Airbnb Without Permission: Terminate, Recover the Profits and Evict

Your Paris tenant is subletting your flat on Airbnb without your written agreement. French law lets foreign landlords terminate the lease, evict and recover every euro of sub-rent. Proof, pr …

Contracts and business

You Send Your Employee to Launch Your French Subsidiary While You Live Abroad: Posting Rules, SIPSI Declaration, A1 Certificate, Fines and How to Challenge Them

Posting your employee to France requires a prior SIPSI declaration, a local representative and translated documents. Fines reach 4,000 euros per worker. How to comply and challenge.

News

Your Paris Flat on Airbnb After Brexit: Change of Use, the 120-Day Rule and How to Challenge a 100,000-Euro Fine

British second-home owner letting a Paris flat by the night? Why the 120-day tolerance does not apply, when the mayor's authorisation with compensation is needed, and how to challenge the fi …

News
News

British Landlord in France After Brexit: Unfurnished Letting, Paris Rent Cap, Unpaid Rent and Getting the Flat Back

British owner letting a French flat unfurnished after Brexit: the 1989 three-year lease, the Paris rent ceiling, the six-week demand for unpaid rent, and how to recover the flat.

Contracts and business
Contracts and business

Your French Company Must Receive E-Invoices Since September 2026: How to Comply From Abroad, Issue by 2027, and Challenge a Penalty

Since 1 September 2026 every French company must receive electronic invoices; large firms already issue them and SMEs follow in 2027. A practical English guide for foreign owners: platforms …

Maître Reda Kohen

Maître Reda Kohen

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