Re: FN-FORUM: Any Legal Eagles ?

date posted 1st March 2003 16:29

IANAL, but I'd list both parties on the claim.

I'd check by visiting the CAB, or your usual lawyer.

-S
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From: "Dennis McDermott" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 3:32 PM
Subject: FN-FORUM: Any Legal Eagles ?


> I wonder if any of you can provide some advice.
>
> I undertook to create a website for someone that claimed to be
representing
> a company I shall call 'company X limited'
>
> I received a web brief from the person in question, in this document the
> address for company X limited was given as 123 anyroad, anytown etc as the
> company was being set up.
>
> To cut a long story short, I invoiced company X limited for my deposit and
> received a cheque from another company (not company X limited)
>
> When the site was completed I invoiced for the balance, when I did not
> receive this I contacted the individual who claimed that one of the
> directors of company X limited could get his villa advertised on the
> Internet for 40 so was therefore not going to pay me the balance.
>
> Please note: I have not provided any of the site source files and have
> removed it from the webspace where I had a demonstration version.
>
> I have an email from the individual stating that as far as he was
concerned
> there is a vast difference from advertising a villa and having a bespoke
> site created and I should be paid in full.
>
> I have started small claims proceeding against the individual, he has
> disputed and says I should be claiming from company X limited and my claim
> is therefore defective.
>
> HOWEVER
> When I originally agreed to undertake this work with the individual and
> received the web brief company X limited was not in existence but was
> incorporated about a month later. (I have only found this out since I
> started to gather evidence for my claim)
>
> So, I believe I must have had the contact with the individual as he was
> apparently representing a company that at the time did not exist.
>
> Any advice ?
>
> Dennis
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