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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 Owes Corporation Tax and You Live Abroad: Instalments, Balance, Loss Relief and Penalties

Four instalments, a 15 May balance, loss relief and automatic penalties: how a foreign-based owner pays French corporation tax on time.

Company law
Company law

Your French Bank Says No to a Corporate Account While You Live Abroad: Capital Deposit, Right to an Account and Kbis From Abroad

Your French bank refuses a corporate account and your capital sits blocked while you live abroad. This guide explains why banks decline non-resident founders, how to deposit capital with a b …

News

British Divorce in France After Brexit: Which Court Can Hear It, Which Law Applies, and Whether England Will Recognise It

British and living in France? How French courts take jurisdiction after Brexit, which of the four divorce routes to choose, which law governs, and how to secure recognition in England.

News

British Holidays in France After Brexit: the EES Border Record, the ETIAS Waiver and Challenging a Refusal of Entry

British holidays in France now mean the EES border record and the ETIAS waiver. What to prepare before you travel, and how to challenge a refusal of entry.

Contracts and business

Your French Contractor Is Really an Employee: Reclassification, URSSAF Back-Charges and Labour Court Risk While You Live Abroad

Your French contractor on invoices may legally be your employee. Subordination test, Take Eat Easy and Uber rulings, URSSAF reassessment, six-month penalty and safe alternatives from abroad.

News

British Second Home in France After Brexit: the 90/180-Day Rule, Overstays, Refusal of Entry and How to Challenge an OQTF

British owner in France after Brexit: how the 90 days in any 180 are counted, what the border police check, and how to challenge a refusal of entry or an OQTF.

Contracts and business

You Have to Let Go of Your First French Employee While You Live Abroad: Dismissal Procedure, Severance Cost and Labour Court Risk

Dismissing your first French employee from abroad: preliminary meeting, reasoned letter, notice, severance and labour court risk under the Macron scale.

News

British Freelancer in France After Brexit: the Entrepreneur Visa, Auto-Entrepreneur Registration, URSSAF Bills and Challenging a Refusal

British freelancer moving to France after Brexit? Entrepreneur visa, profession liberale card, micro-entrepreneur tax, URSSAF charges, requalification risks and how to challenge refusals.

Contracts and business

Your French Company Must Use Electronic Invoices Since September 2026 and You Live Abroad: Platform, Deadlines and Fines

Since 1 September 2026 your French company must receive e-invoices through an approved platform. Deadlines by company size, formats, 50-euro fines and remote setup explained.

Tax and estate
Tax and estate

British Executor of a French Estate After Brexit: UK Probate, the European Succession Certificate and Unblocking the Notaire

Named executor of a relative who owned a home or account in France? A UK grant of probate does not open doors in France. This guide explains the European Certificate of Succession, the Frenc …

Contracts and business

Your French Company Moves to a New Address While You Live Abroad: Transferring the Registered Office, Getting a New Kbis and Keeping the Bank on Side

Moving your French SARL or SAS to a new address from abroad: who decides the transfer, how to publish and file within one month on the one-stop shop, update the Kbis and beneficial owners, a …

Contracts and business

Your French Company Is Closed and You Live Abroad: Who Can Still Sue the Liquidator, the Directors or the Shareholders

French company struck off while you live abroad: liquidator liability, director faults and shareholder restitution, with the 3-year and 5-year time limits.

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