Our bilingual legal team helps businesses and individuals collect overdue payments across France.
Recover your unpaid B2B invoices in France with real legal leverage not ineffective reminders.
Unpaid commercial debts disrupt cash flow, damage business relationships, and create serious financial risk, especially for foreign companies dealing with French businesses. We provide high-impact, lawyer-driven commercial debt recovery throughout France, ensuring that your claim progresses quickly from reminder to full enforcement.
We represent exporters, suppliers, SaaS providers, distributors, manufacturers, and international groups who require rapid, compliant, and results-oriented commercial debt recovery against French corporate debtors.
Commercial debt recovery in France follows strict procedural rules. Only French lawyers can manage the entire escalation chain from formal notice to asset seizure ensuring your claim is pursued effectively and without procedural errors.
With us, you benefit from:
Before initiating legal action, we issue a powerful attorney-drafted formal notice and apply pressure through structured negotiation.
This alone resolves many cases quickly.
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Goal: obtain fast, voluntary payment while preserving efficiency.
If the debtor shows signs of financial instability, we immediately secure your position.
This measure can freeze assets before litigation, sometimes even without prior court authorization.
Includes:
Goal: Enforce compliance or recover damages without litigation.
For undisputed commercial debts, this is the fastest legal solution in France.
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Timeline: usually 4–8 weeks depending on the court.
If the debtor disputes the claim, we represent you before the Tribunal de Commerce.
Includes:
Goal: Enforce compliance or recover damages without litigation.
From 750 € HT + success fee
→ Formal notice + negotiation + follow-up
From 1,450 € HT + success fee
→ Petition + monitoring + enforceable order
From 3,490 € HT + success fee
→ Full representation until judgment
Quoted individually
→ Based on assets and procedural complexity
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French debt recovery is highly procedural. Certain steps must be taken in a specific order for your claim to remain valid. For example:
If an early step is done incorrectly, it can restrict your legal options later. This is why commercial courts in France expect structured filings with clear supporting evidence, not informal demands.
Commercial judges focus heavily on evidence consistency, especially:
In France, the creditor must show the debt is certain, liquid and due (certaine, liquide et exigible).
If one document is missing or inconsistent, the court may delay or reject the request.
Technically, a simple email can serve as a mise en demeure, but in practice:
Debtors in France are very accustomed to reminders. But a letter from a law firm signals that the claim is ready to escalate to the commercial court.
Référé is extremely efficient, usually 1–2 months, but only available if:
It is ideal when:
If the debtor raises a serious argument (e.g., conformity defects, contractual ambiguity), the judge will not grant référé, and the case must go to full proceedings.
Send us your unpaid invoices and documents, and our lawyers will review your case at no cost.
You receive a clear recovery evaluation and an initial debtor check within 48 hours.
Our lawyers review your contracts and terms to add protective clauses—retention of title, penalties, guarantees—so you avoid future non-payment.
Strengthen your legal framework before issues arise.
Yes — French law allows precautionary seizures (saisies conservatoires) before filing a claim, provided:
This is a powerful tool. It often leads to immediate settlement because debtors cannot access frozen funds.
Foreign creditors often encounter:
A French lawyer ensures each step matches procedural requirements — otherwise the claim may be reduced or dismissed.
French commercial judges are pragmatic. They generally:
If the evidence is organised and coherent, courts tend to issue favourable decisions.
Often yes. There are two main mechanisms:
Courts seldom reimburse all legal costs, but they usually order the debtor to pay a fair contribution if the claim is well-founded.
We offer a comprehensive range of debt collection services designed to recover outstanding payments efficiently and professionally. From amicable settlement negotiations and formal demand letters to legal recovery actions and enforcement proceedings, our team has the experience and resources to manage all aspects of the debt recovery process while maintaining strong client relationships.
