Legal notice

1. Publisher of the site

Publisher

Maître Céleste RAGONNEAU

Professional title

Avocate au Barreau de Paris

Form of practice

Sole practitioner

Office address

24 rue Octave Feuillet, 75116 Paris

Telephone

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Email

celeste.ragonneau-avocat@proton.me

SIRET (business number)

107 939 969 00013

VAT

Not applicable — small-business exemption under article 293 B of the French General Tax Code

Publication director

Céleste RAGONNEAU

The title of avocat is a protected professional title, granted in France and governed by the legislation set out in article 3 below.

2. Hosting provider

Hosting provider

Vercel Inc.

Address

440 N Barranca Ave #4133, Covina, CA 91723, États-Unis

Telephone

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3. Regulated profession and applicable rules

The publisher practises as an avocat, a regulated profession, and is admitted to the Bar of Paris. In the course of her practice she is subject to the following professional rules:

• Law no. 71-1130 of 31 December 1971 reforming certain judicial and legal professions;
• Decree no. 91-1197 of 27 November 1991 organising the profession of avocat;
• Decree no. 2005-790 of 12 July 2005 on the rules of professional conduct of avocats;
• The National Internal Rules of the profession (Reglement Interieur National, RIN), adopted by the National Bar Council;
• The Internal Rules of the Bar of Paris.

The supervisory authority for the profession is the Bar Council of the Bar of Paris, Ordre des avocats de Paris, 4 boulevard du Palais, CS 80420, 75053 Paris Cedex 01 — tél. — — www.avocatparis.org. The National Internal Rules may be consulted freely on the website of the National Bar Council (cnb.avocat.fr).

4. Insurance and financial guarantee

In accordance with article 27 of the Law of 31 December 1971, the publisher holds professional indemnity insurance and a guarantee covering the repayment of funds, instruments and securities received.

Geographical cover

France and the European Union

Handling of funds

All handling of funds passes exclusively through the CARPA de Paris, the profession's regulated client account body.

5. Fees

In accordance with article 10 of the Law of 31 December 1971, fees are agreed with the client and set out in a written fee agreement, provided at the outset of the engagement, save in cases of urgency, force majeure, or where the matter is handled under full legal aid.

Fees are determined according to the following criteria: the time devoted to the matter, the difficulty of the case, the expenses incurred, the standing and experience of the lawyer, and the client's financial situation. They may take the form of a fixed fee, of billing by time spent, or of a retainer, where appropriate supplemented by a success fee, which may never be the sole basis of remuneration.

Any dispute concerning fees falls within the exclusive jurisdiction of the President of the Bar (Batonnier) of the Bar of Paris, who is seised by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, under the procedure laid down in articles 174 et seq. of the Decree of 27 November 1991.

The practice publicly quotes two rates — the first consultation and the hourly rate — shown on the “Fees” page of this site in accordance with articles L. 111-1 and L. 111-2 of the French Consumer Code. These amounts may be revised at any time; the rate that applies to your case is the one stated in your fee agreement, and the date on which the price list was last revised appears beneath it.

Payment may be spread over up to ten instalments free of charge, on a schedule written into the agreement. All means of payment are accepted, with the exception of cheques.

The billing methods, the disbursements charged on top of fees and the schemes that may cover part of them are set out in full on the “Fees” page of this site.

6. Legal aid

Depending on your means and on the nature of your case, you may be entitled to full or partial legal aid, under the conditions laid down by Law no. 91-647 of 10 July 1991. The application is made to the legal aid office of the competent court, and your eligibility is reviewed at the first meeting.

The practice accepts cases opened under legal aid. Where the aid is granted to you, the case is not covered by the fees quoted on the “Fees” page: the lawyer is paid by the French State, on the terms and in the amounts laid down by statute.

7. Consumer mediation

In accordance with articles L. 612-1 et seq. of the French Consumer Code, any consumer client may refer a dispute with their lawyer to a consumer mediator free of charge, with a view to an amicable settlement, after first having tried to resolve it directly with the firm by written complaint.

Competent mediator

National consumer mediator for the profession of avocat

Address

180 boulevard Haussmann, 75008 Paris, France

Website

mediateur-consommation-avocat.fr

Referring a matter to the mediator does not bar the fee dispute procedure before the President of the Bar, nor any subsequent court action.

8. Intellectual property

All the elements making up this site — its structure, texts, articles, visual and editorial identity, logo, illustrations, photographs, icons and source code — are protected by intellectual property law and remain the exclusive property of the publisher or of her assigns.

Any reproduction, representation, adaptation, alteration or exploitation, in whole or in part, by any means and on any medium whatsoever, without prior written authorisation, is prohibited and constitutes an infringement punishable under articles L. 335-2 and L. 716-4 of the French Intellectual Property Code. Quoting short extracts is permitted provided the source is clearly stated and a link to the original page is included.

9. Credits

Design and development

Aurélien Allenic — aurelienallenic.fr

Photographs and illustrations

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10. Scope of the information published

The content published on this site, in particular the articles and the pages presenting the firm's practice areas, is intended solely as general information. It does not in any way constitute legal advice, an opinion tailored to your situation, or legal consultancy within the meaning of the Law of 31 December 1971.

Family law changes, and every situation is different: this information cannot replace an individual review of your case. Visiting the site creates no lawyer-client relationship, which arises only upon the signature of a fee agreement or the express acceptance of an engagement by the lawyer.

11. Professional secrecy

The lawyer is bound by professional secrecy under article 66-5 of the Law of 31 December 1971 and article 2 of the National Internal Rules. That secrecy is general, absolute and unlimited in time; it covers all correspondence and confidences exchanged in the course of an engagement.

You are nevertheless advised not to send sensitive information or confidential documents through the contact form or by unencrypted email, as these channels alone do not guarantee the confidentiality of exchanges. A first meeting will allow a secure means of transmission to be agreed.

12. Hyperlinks

Outbound links on this site — including those placed in the body of articles — lead to resources whose content the publisher does not control; their presence implies neither approval of, nor responsibility for, the information they contain. They open in a separate window and pass to the destination site no information beyond what your browser sends of its own accord.

Linking to this site is permitted provided it does not breach the profession's rules of conduct, is not done in a prohibited advertising or commercial context, and the target page opens in its own window. The publisher reserves the right to request the removal of any such link.

13. Governing law

This legal notice is governed by French law. Any dispute relating to the site falls, failing an amicable settlement, within the jurisdiction of the French courts.

Last updated: 8 septembre 2026.