Votre entreprise a fait l’objet d’une liquidation judiciaire. Ou vous êtes créancier d’une société en procédure collective. Dans les deux cas, vous avez le sentiment que le professionnel désigné par le tribunal n’a pas fait son travail : des actifs n’ont pas été recherchés, des créances n’ont pas été recouvrées, des biens ont été vendus …
Vous avez prêté de l’argent à quelqu’un qui ne rembourse pas. Ou on vous réclame le paiement d’un document que vous avez signé sans en mesurer la portée. Dans les deux cas, la question n’est pas seulement de savoir ce que dit la loi : c’est de comprendre ce que vaut exactement ce document en …
Reconnaissance de dette : tout comprendre pour rédiger, défendre ou attaquer Lire la suite »
Vous avez un litige. L’autre partie ne vous a pas payé, a mal exécuté sa prestation, vous a causé un préjudice. Vous avez consulté un avocat, vous avez compris que vous aviez des arguments sérieux. Et pourtant, quelque chose vous freine avant d’assigner. Vous sentez confusément que le jeu n’en vaut peut-être pas la chandelle …
Transaction et protocole d’accord : le guide complet (+ modèle) Lire la suite »
You paid. They vanished. The apartment never existed, the seller was a ghost, the « advisor » stopped answering. You are now holding a loss and wondering whether French law can do anything for you — especially from abroad, in English, without knowing where to start. Here is the uncomfortable truth that most guides skip: the scammer …
I was scammed in France: police complaint, chargeback or civil action? Lire la suite »
You tried to log into your French bank account this morning. Zero. Or your notaire just called to say the sale of your Paris apartment cannot go through — there is a judicial order blocking the title. No warning letter came first. No formal charge. No explanation yet. Welcome to the saisie pénale spéciale — …
Your assets have been frozen in France: what to do Lire la suite »
Vous avez signé un bail à 850 €. Trois ans plus tard, votre loyer est à 910 €. Votre bailleur vous a adressé chaque année un courrier mentionnant l’IRL et un nouveau montant. Tout semble en ordre — mais l’est-il vraiment ? Quel trimestre de référence a-t-il utilisé ? Sa clause de révision est-elle valide …
Révision du loyer d’habitation : calcul, vérification et contestation Lire la suite »
A parent dies. An apartment in Paris passes to four siblings spread across three countries. A farmhouse in Provence is donated to two children who have never lived in France. A separation leaves two people jointly owning a flat they bought as unmarried partners. In all these situations, French law places the co-owners in a …
Inherited French Property in Co-Ownership (Indivision): Complete Guide Lire la suite »
The officer says: « Vous êtes placé en garde à vue. » You understand the words. You do not understand what is about to happen to you, or why the next several hours will be nothing like what you have seen in American or British crime dramas. The French system has its own logic — its own …
Police Custody in France (Garde à Vue): A Complete Guide for English Speakers Lire la suite »
You have found the apartment. The agent is telling you that there are two other offers on the table. You are ready to sign the offre d’achat next week — and you have no idea that signing it may already bind you to a purchase you haven’t fully investigated, with co-ownership charges you haven’t read …
Buying an Apartment in Paris as a Foreigner: The Legal Traps Checklist Lire la suite »
Someone owes you money. Or they caused you a loss. The responsible party is in France — and you are not. You have a contract, emails, a clear paper trail. But you have no idea how the French legal system works, whether a French court will take your case, or what it will cost you …
Suing in France: a Practical Guide for Foreign Claimants Lire la suite »
You have just learned that a French notaire is handling the estate of a parent or relative — and the distribution you are being offered does not add up. Assets are missing. A will appeared from nowhere. A sibling received everything. Or the notaire stopped responding months ago, and nobody is explaining your rights in …
Contesting a French Inheritance: How to Challenge a Will or Estate Distribution Lire la suite »
Your kitchen has been gutted for three months. The tiles are wrong. The contractor stopped returning calls. Or worse: he took your deposit, disappeared, and you only discovered six weeks later that he has no SIRET number, no insurance, and a trail of unpaid clients across three departments. If you are dealing with a renovation …