Taking client to court for non payment, need a little advice

[Salmons lair]

Hi Noel,

I have a bit of experience in this area, with fourty years experience and a City & Guilds with Advanced craft in workshop and site practice I may be able to help.

Pm your details so we can have a chat,

I am based in Watford

Paul

 

[screwpainting]

Its a mess Noel, draw a line under the stress and write it off! Move on with the hard earned lesson mate. You can only suffer more grief here regardless. Get a no win no fee psycho to to take it off your hands and sit back and see what happens. In later life you will at least have the pleasure of knowing others got some stress on their own ****** level that they didn't expect out of all this.
Phone them and tell them you have donated the debt to others just for the pleasure of watching how things pan out... and goodbye as its out of your hands now :twisted:

Take control and to let it go mate, it will eat you up otherwise and it ain't terminal cancer, you have a choice.

Good luck to you and yours.

Steve.

 

[Woodmonkey]

I would agree with that. The only time I ever had trouble getting paid for work was when I was running a tree surgery business. After chasing a relatively small amount for several months I finally passed it on to a no-win no-fee company and i had a cheque within a week or two (minus their fee of course)

 

[RobinBHM]

Unfortunately it is just another example of how the law does not protect the innocent.

These people know how to play the game, they often pick small companies, often want to have some dodgy contract, ie cash or invoicing a clients business for a different description etc etc. Often the first one or two payments are prompt. At the end though, extras are added and payments get delayed. The final nail in the coffin is when the snagging starts. With practical, bespoke products it can be very difficult to agree the difference between genuine fundamental flaws and trivial ones.

Usually a trivial flaw will be found that can only be corrected by complete removal and re installation. Detailed signed off drawings and specs are needed to avoid getting caught out.

 

[Jake]

In my experience of litigation (as a professional) it is odd for a judge to ask a claimant to provide three experts to choose from. Defendant's solicitor will invariably dispute experts offered by claimant unless both parties have agreed the expert is independent.

He's probably asked the other side for three too. And then will impose a single joint expert (the preferred course at this level of dispute to keep costs down) from the list.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

My friend whose business was bathroom and kitchen fitting - he was extremely good at it (he did mine) - said he always though it ironic that that he had only seriously been caught out twice by non payment. Once by an accountant and once by a solicitor.

 

[rafezetter]

Pretty much sums it up, no the client is I believe from Africa and as far as I've been made aware has only set foot in the property twice in 4 years

He's not a Nigerian Prince perchance? He owes me money too.

But seriously sorry to hear your troubles, a tale to take heed to.