Hi, I have been contacted by a company i used to provide consulting services to saying they have paid me twice. This was done in oct/nov 2019
Initially i started with one agency, then mid contract they asked me to switch agencies as they had a dispute with the original one. I did and signed the new contract. There was an overlap of dates as the new contract had a start date a week in the past ! I did make them aware of this at the time and they asked me to update the invoices accordingly.
However as there was the dispute with the original agency they asked us to fill out a spreadsheet and include any unpaid invoices, which i did and then updated as per the request when the overlap of dates was highlighted. The company payed me directly rather than through the agency. However they sent me the original invoiced amount and not the revised figure!
My contract finished in December last year and i am now consulting elsewhere. They have been in touch via email only stating they now realise their mistake, asking for the funds to be returned.
From my perspective i kind of want to tell the company to go and whistle as they messed me around so much and it was very stressful at the time.
Does anyone know from a legal perspective where i stand / where the customer stands. From my perspective all invoices have been paid and last years accounts are closed.. I think if i was to challenge the customer to show *all invoices for my services for us to conduct an investigation they would struggle as they don't seem to know their a55 from their elbow and typically are an offshore organisation and hide behind email address's.
thanks in advance. Nazzer
Initially i started with one agency, then mid contract they asked me to switch agencies as they had a dispute with the original one. I did and signed the new contract. There was an overlap of dates as the new contract had a start date a week in the past ! I did make them aware of this at the time and they asked me to update the invoices accordingly.
However as there was the dispute with the original agency they asked us to fill out a spreadsheet and include any unpaid invoices, which i did and then updated as per the request when the overlap of dates was highlighted. The company payed me directly rather than through the agency. However they sent me the original invoiced amount and not the revised figure!
My contract finished in December last year and i am now consulting elsewhere. They have been in touch via email only stating they now realise their mistake, asking for the funds to be returned.
From my perspective i kind of want to tell the company to go and whistle as they messed me around so much and it was very stressful at the time.
Does anyone know from a legal perspective where i stand / where the customer stands. From my perspective all invoices have been paid and last years accounts are closed.. I think if i was to challenge the customer to show *all invoices for my services for us to conduct an investigation they would struggle as they don't seem to know their a55 from their elbow and typically are an offshore organisation and hide behind email address's.
thanks in advance. Nazzer
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