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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 Made a Profit While You Live Abroad: Vote, Pay and Receive Dividends, Withholding Tax and How to Challenge

Your French SAS closed a profitable year while you live abroad. How to vote and pay the dividend within nine months, which French withholding tax applies, how treaties and EU law reduce it …

Co-ownership and neighbours

British Owner, French Block of Flats After Brexit: Copropriete Charges, the Meeting Votes You Missed, and How to Challenge the Bill Within Two Months

A French service-charge bill lands at a British address for a flat near Nice. What a British owner owes, how the block vote binds them, and the two-month window to challenge it.

Contracts and business

You Direct Your French Company From Abroad: Director Status, Social Security, Pay and Personal Liability

Foreign founder directing a French SAS or SARL from abroad: assimilated-employee vs self-employed status, URSSAF charges, pay and dividends tax, Kbis and beneficial owner filings, personal l …

Tax and estate

Letting Your French Home Furnished After Brexit: Tourist Registration, Change of Use, LMNP Tax and How to Challenge Fines and Tax Bills

British owner letting a French flat or house furnished after Brexit: national tourist registration, the 120-day rule, Paris change-of-use authorisation, LMNP tax after the 2024 reform, and h …

Contracts and business
Contracts and business

Hiring Your First French Employee While You Live Abroad: DPAE, Contract, Trial Period, Payslips and URSSAF Declarations

Hiring your first French employee from abroad: DPAE declaration, written contract, trial period, payslips, DSN, health cover and the proof file that decides labour court cases.

News

Your British Child at a French University After Brexit: Student Visa, 615-Euro Money Proof, 964-Hour Work Rule and Challenging a Refusal or OQTF

WITHDRAWN AS DUPLICATE: superseded by earlier British-student pieces; kept as draft.

Contracts and business
Contracts and business

Your French Contractor May Already Be Your Employee: Requalification, URSSAF Reassessment and How to Challenge From Abroad

Foreign founder running a French company from abroad? A freelancer under your daily control is an employee under French law. Subordination test, back contributions, six-month indemnity and h …

News

British Professionals in France After Brexit: How the Passeport Talent Works, What Salary You Need, and How to Challenge a Refusal or an OQTF

British citizens need a passeport talent to work in France after Brexit. This guide covers the salaried, researcher, artist, founder and family routes, the salary thresholds courts enforce s …

Contracts and business
Contracts and business

Your French Customer Never Paid the Invoice While You Live Abroad: Demand Letter, Fast-Track Payment Order, Emergency Provision and Seizure

A French customer ignores your invoices while you live abroad. This pillar guide explains payment ceilings, automatic penalties, the formal demand letter, the paper-only payment order, the e …

News

Polymarket prediction markets and French law: the ANJ ban, VPN access and criminal risks for users in France

The ANJ ordered French ISPs to block Polymarket on 16 July 2026. VPN circumvention does not legalise play: operator, advertising and odds-relay offences, tax on habitual winnings and money p …

News

British Au Pair in France After Brexit: the Hosting Convention, the Visa and the Jeune au Pair Card, and How to Challenge a Refusal, a Rupture or an OQTF

British au pair in France after Brexit? 18-30 hosting convention, long-stay visa, one-year jeune au pair card, 320 euros, 25 hours, URSSAF cover, refusal and OQTF challenges.

News

Studying in France After Brexit: British Student Visa, Residence Permit, 964-Hour Work Rule, Healthcare and How to Challenge a Refusal or OQTF

RETRACTED 2026-10-04: near-duplicate of 2026-10-02 student article; do not publish.

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