Please help!

cono1717

pinkshoes wrote: »

Correct, there IS a contract, and the OP does owe money, but you are advising them to decide what will happen if they don't pay.

Fair enough, but it is not hard to get hold of someone's address once you have their name, and if the company have receipts to show food bought, along with evidence of staff wages paid, then we have the basis of a court case.

As per my previous advice, I would advise asking for a breakdown of all costs, and receipts to show their losses. Do not get into any other line of conversation - just continue to ask for proof of their losses. At least if it then goes to court, it looks like you were happy to pay what you owe.

Or perhaps the OP prefers just to thank people who tell him/her that they should not have to pay...?

This raises a very valid point, it's clear the OP isn't going to pay (in my opinion anyways) setting aside our views that the OP should leaves what will happen.

It's worth taking note OP whilst we may say "There is probably not going to be any recourse" are you prepared to take the risk on that? They have literally every right to come after you depending on the laws that govern them. If they do and they find you and can prove it was you, then you look a wee bit guilty. You made no effort after the fact to resolve this.

Similar to if you break something in a shop, they have the right to charge you their costs but not to make a profit, that's all they can do. Ask for a breakdown of the costs and just pay that to settle it.

cono1717

They could be adding a cancellation fee, but this would usually be discussed prior to acceptance of the contract, if it was not they can't charge it after the fact.

DCFC79

Nice to see the OP has deleted the first post ( good job it was quoted) and all responses.

Autumnella

What did Citizens advice say?

unholyangel

cono1717 wrote: »

Similar to if you break something in a shop, they have the right to charge you their costs but not to make a profit, that's all they can do. Ask for a breakdown of the costs and just pay that to settle it.

Different scenarios. One is breach of statutory duty/negligence, the other is a breach of contract. Loss of profit can be claimable (just providing they're not compensated for the same loss twice over). For example with a broken vase, they can buy another vase and recoup their profit from that. Same can't necessarily be said for a bbq event cancelled just 3 hours prior to the event.

blink182_2

DCFC79 wrote: »

Nice to see the OP has deleted the first post ( good job it was quoted) and all responses.

Yes I did delete it, to save people the trouble of wasting their time replying to something that I already have the answer to from elsewhere.

TadleyBaggie

blink182 wrote: »

Yes I did delete it, to save people the trouble of wasting their time replying to something that I already have the answer to from elsewhere.

So what was the answer, might be useful for someone else?

bod1467

blink182 wrote: »

Yes I did delete it, to save people the trouble of wasting their time replying to something that I already have the answer to from elsewhere.

In other words, elsewhere the OP has found someone to tell them what they want to hear so OP now considers the matter closed.

The fact that "what they want to hear" may not actually be the right answer is irrelevant.

Stevie_Palimo

TadleyBaggie wrote: »

So what was the answer, might be useful for someone else?

Something creek without a paddle probably.