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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

British Healthcare in France After Brexit: How Your S1, PUMA and GHIC Really Work, What the Early-Retiree Gap Costs, and How to Challenge a CPAM Refusal

British in France after Brexit: S1 registration, PUMA affiliation, the early-retiree CSM bill, and how to challenge a CPAM refusal in time.

News

Getting Married in France as a British Citizen After Brexit: Mairie File, Banns, Refusal and the Spouse Residence Card

British citizen marrying in France after Brexit: which mairie file replaces the certificate of no impediment, how the banns and ceremony work, how to lift a prosecutor opposition, and what t …

Contracts and business

Your French Company Missed Its Accounts Filing and You Live Abroad: Greffe Injunction, Daily Penalty and How to Fix It

Missed French annual accounts filing from abroad? Greffe injunction, daily astreinte penalty and the step-by-step late fix explained for foreign directors.

News

British Pensions in France After Brexit: Private Pensions, the 25% QROPS Transfer Charge, Public-Service Pensions and How to Challenge Double Tax

British retiree in France? How private pensions, QROPS transfers and NHS, teacher and civil service pensions are taxed under the France-UK treaty, and how to challenge double tax.

Contracts and business

Your French Company Owes VAT and You Live Abroad: Registration, Thresholds, Invoices and Late-Filing Fixes

Foreign founder running a French company from abroad? When French VAT applies, the 2026 franchise thresholds, how to get a VAT number, invoice correctly, file CA3 returns and fix late filing …

Tax and estate

British Second-Home Owner in France After Brexit: Paying Taxe Fonciere, Taxe d’Habitation and IFI, and Challenging the Bill

British owner of a French second home? Taxe fonciere, second-home council tax with its 5-60% surcharge, and IFI above 1.3m euros explained, with claim deadlines and remedies.

Contracts and business

Your French Company Must Switch to E-Invoicing While You Live Abroad: Platforms, E-Reporting, Fines and Getting Paid

Mandatory e-invoicing from 1 September 2026 for your French company run from abroad: platforms, e-reporting, fines, invoice mentions and late-payment recovery.

News

British Resident in France Needs an Operation in London After Brexit: Prior Authorisation, the S2 Form, and How to Challenge a CPAM Refusal

British resident of France facing surgery in London? Learn when the GHIC pays, how to win CPAM prior authorisation with the S2 form within two weeks, and how to challenge a refusal.

Contracts and business

You Run Your French Company From Abroad: Director Pay, Social Charges, URSSAF Bills and Health Cover

Foreign founder chairing a French SAS or managing a SARL from abroad: which social scheme applies, what you owe paid or unpaid, and how to challenge an URSSAF reassessment without flying to …

News

British Student in France After Brexit: Student Visa, Carte de Sejour Renewal, 964-Hour Work Rights and Challenging a Refusal

British student in France after Brexit: long-stay visa, carte de sejour etudiant renewal, 964-hour work rights, graduate job-search permit and how to challenge a refusal or OQTF.

Company law

Your Foreign Company Enters France While You Live Abroad: Branch or SAS Subsidiary, Registration, Tax, VAT and Director Liability

Branch or French SAS subsidiary? Registration at the greffe, corporate tax and VAT, director pay and social charges, and personal liability risks for founders living abroad.

Contracts and business

Your French Contractor Is Reclassified as Your Employee While You Live Abroad: Hidden Labour, URSSAF Reassessment and How to Challenge From Abroad

Your French freelancer may legally be your employee. How courts detect disguised employment, what URSSAF reassessment costs, and how to challenge it from abroad within 30 days, 2 months and …

Maître Reda Kohen

Maître Reda Kohen

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