Advice needed

[loobe]

Hi

I work as a freelance assessor/trainer. I invoiced a company for the agreed start up fee several months ago. Now 4 months after receiving the initial invoice (I have emailed it to them a few times since) they are disputing it saying that as the learners have withdrawn or were withdrawn and as I only visited them twice there accountant will not pay me the agreed start up fee.
I asked if I had invoiced them earlier and they had paid before the problem with the learners arose would they have asked for some of the money back, they said yes its in their policy but I have never seen this or been told of it before.

Any advice as to what I should now do would be gratefully received.

Thanks in advance

Loobe

[globalart4u]

did you both sign a terms of business beforehand? if yes what is in it? normally there should be a clause regarding this eventuality.

[loobe]

Thanks for your reply. Yes we did sign a schedule of delivery (contract) but it stated amount to be paid on start up and amount to be paid on completion.
There is nothing in it regarding this eventuality.

Loobe

[willie04]

What do you want with this business relationship
what is the amount involved??
To pay $5.00 to recover $1.00 because of principle, is bad business practice
what is the relationship?
is ther possibility of future work from this people?
consider cutting your lose and learning from this
what do you know about karma??
what goes around comes around

be well
willie

[LimeLegal]

Are we talking about Government funded training here? I ask as we have dealt with debts of this nature on collection for clients. Send over the copy invoices and terms and we will provide you with a quote for a letter before action.