Our bilingual legal team helps businesses and individuals collect overdue payments across France.
Recover financial losses, contractual damages, and economic harm through a lawyer-led, evidence-based process.
When your company, investment, or commercial operation suffers damage in France — whether due to breach of contract, non-performance, professional misconduct, unfair competition, or negligence — French law provides effective remedies to obtain compensation, reparations, and interest.
Our firm handles business-related damages claims for international companies, investors, and entrepreneurs who need fast, structured, and enforceable legal action in France.
We represent both foreign and domestic clients in complex compensation matters, from initial negotiation to full judicial proceedings and enforcement.
We provide a complete, lawyer-handled process to secure compensation as quickly and effectively as legally possible.
Obtaining damages in France requires:
Before entering litigation, we conduct a detailed legal and factual assessment of the harm suffered. We then issue a lawyer-drafted formal notice demanding payment of damages and interest.
This step alone resolves many disputes through negotiation or settlement.
Includes:
Negotiation, follow-up and settlement drafting
Goal: obtain compensation quickly and avoid costly litigation.
When the liable party shows signs of bad faith, insolvency risk, or asset concealment, we initiate urgent asset-freezing actions to secure your future compensation.
Depending on the context, we can freeze:
We manage:
Goal: ensure the debtor cannot avoid paying compensation.
For clearly established contractual breaches, certain claims can be made through accelerated procedures — depending on the type of contract or severity of non-performance.
We assess whether your case qualifies for:
We handle:
Timeline: often several weeks for provisional awards.
When the opposing party contests liability or the extent of damages, we initiate full proceedings before the competent French court (Tribunal de Commerce or Tribunal Judiciaire).
We manage:
Damages we typically recover:
Foreign judgments from EU, UK, US, Canada, Switzerland and others can also be enforced in France.
From 850 € HT + success fee
→ Legal analysis, formal notice, negotiation
From 1650 € HT + success fee
→ Filing, representation, and provisional award
From 3900 € HT + success fee
→ Complete representation until final judgment
Quoted individually
→ Based on assets and procedural complexity
our services
We regularly represent:
Compensation and damages claims seek financial reparation for a loss suffered due to another party’s fault. Under French law, the claimant must establish:
Without meeting all three elements, compensation cannot be awarded.
Yes. The claimant must provide clear evidence of:
Speculative or unproven losses are generally rejected.
Recoverable damages may include:
French courts compensate actual loss rather than punitive damages.
Yes. Contractual liability applies when:
Limitation or penalty clauses may influence recoverable amounts.
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. Courts recognize moral damages, including:
Such damages are assessed on a case-by-case basis and must be justified.
Most compensation claims are subject to a 5-year limitation period, starting from:
Certain claims may follow specific statutory time limits.
Yes. Compensation claims may accompany:
Courts assess debt and damage claims separately but within the same proceedings.
Yes. Parties may resolve compensation claims through:
Properly drafted settlements prevent further litigation.
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.
