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The firm’s journal
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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Divorcing in France After Brexit: Which Court Hears a British Split, Which Law Divides the House and Pension, and How to Enforce or Challenge the Order
British spouses divorcing in France after Brexit: which court hears the case, which law divides the house and pensions, and how to enforce or challenge the order.
Your Foreign Company Needs a French Presence and You Live Abroad: Branch or Subsidiary, Registration, Liability, Tax and How to Challenge a Refusal
Branch or subsidiary in France for a foreign company living abroad: registration via the INPI single desk, parent liability, corporate tax and VAT, bank account, staff, closure and how to ch …
Your French Second Home After Brexit: the Four Yearly Property Taxes a British Owner Still Pays, How Each Bill Is Computed, and How to Challenge It
British owner of a French second home: taxe fonciere, second-home habitation tax and its surcharge, vacant-home tax and IFI explained, with the remedies that challenge each bill.
Your French Subsidiary Has Lost Half Its Share Capital: Recapitalise, Reduce Capital or Dissolve From Abroad
Equity below half the share capital forces a shareholder vote within four months and a cure within two years. A practical English guide for foreign parents: detection, cash injection, loan w …
Buying French Property at Auction as a Foreign Buyer: Judicial Sales, Bidding Rules and Risks After the Hammer Falls
Judicial auction sales in France require a local lawyer, a 10% bank guarantee and unconditional payment, and carry no hidden-defects warranty. A complete guide for foreign buyers, from the c …
Married to a French Citizen After Brexit: How a British Spouse Secures a Residence Card, Becomes French by Declaration, and Challenges a Refusal
British and married to a French citizen? Residence card, nationality by declaration, deadlines and appeals — the full post-Brexit route.
Alone in France From Abroad: SASU or EURL for the Foreign Solo Founder — Register, Get Your Kbis and Pay Yourself
Solo founder living abroad? Compare SASU and EURL on capital, Kbis registration, social charges and tax, register from another country, and fix bank refusals or governance fights.
You Signed a Lease or Paid a Deposit Before Your French Kbis Arrived: Who Is Liable and How the Company Takes Over From Abroad
Foreign founder guide: acts signed for a French SAS or SARL before RCS registration bind you personally unless taken over; express wording, takeover routes, bank and landlord disputes, and r …
News
Renting a Home in France After Brexit: What a British Tenant Signs, Pays, Gets Back and How to Challenge an Unfair Notice or Eviction
British tenant in France after Brexit: deposit caps and return deadlines, lease contents, the Paris rent cap, notices to leave and eviction defences, with the official texts and court decisi …
Open a Company in France From Abroad: SAS, SARL, Subsidiary or Branch (Succursale)?
Foreign founder guide: choose between SAS, SARL, subsidiary and branch in France, register on the guichet unique, get the Kbis, open the bank account, handle VAT and hire the first employee …
Contracts and business
French Tax Office Audits Your French Company While You Live Abroad: Verification de Comptabilite, Reassessment, Penalties and How to Challenge From Abroad
Your SAS received an avis de verification while you live in London, New York or Dubai. This guide explains the French tax audit step by step - on-site verification, proposed reassessment, 40 …
British Unmarried Partner in France After Brexit: PACS Registration, Residence Permit, Tax, Home and How to Challenge a Refusal
British and unmarried with a life in France after Brexit: how to register a PACS, turn it into a vie privee et familiale permit, file tax jointly, protect the home and the surviving partner …
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