One local counsel, no foreign guesswork
Chasing a French debtor from abroad means unknown courts, unknown deadlines and letters that carry no legal weight. We put a French lawyer in front of your debtor from day one.
Cross-border B2B debt recovery
Collecting a debt in a foreign country is hard. In France, we make it simple.
Even inside the European Union, recovering an unpaid invoice abroad means foreign procedure, foreign language and foreign courts. Obligatio appoints a French lawyer to secure and accelerate enforced recovery — with zero financial risk for you.
- 12
- years of experience
- 33
- experts and lawyers
- 95%
- of claims recovered
- 48h
- to take on your file
Why Obligatio
A judicial approach to unpaid invoices in France
Enforcement, not reminders
Formal notice within 48 hours, then summary proceedings (référé) before the President of the Commercial Court to obtain an enforceable title quickly.
Free case assessment
Every claim is reviewed for free. We only take on files with a recovery probability above 80%, so you never spend time on a lost cause.
Zero risk, no fees upfront
We advance 100% of the lawyer's fees. Our remuneration is indexed on the sums actually recovered — nothing recovered, nothing owed.
The cross-border problem
European enforcement titles still need local execution
A European Payment Order or a judgment from your own country still has to be enforced where the debtor's assets are. That means a French bailiff, French formalities and, in practice, French counsel. Companies that try to handle this remotely lose months — and months are exactly what an insolvent debtor needs.
- No need to travel, sign a mandate remotely and we handle everything in France
- All correspondence and reporting in English
- Interest and recovery costs claimed under French and EU late-payment rules
- Solvency check before any proceedings are started
An unpaid invoice in France?
Free assessment, answer within 48 hours.