Wedding decorators demanded we paid full sum in order to secure a new date now in liquidation

unholyangel

Jeremy535897 said:

unholyangel said:

How did you pay them? This is also why it's considered an unfair term to request payment in full in advance of provision - because it unfairly excludes your right to set off and transfers inappropriate risks (traders insolvency) to you. 

However, unless you paid by a method that provides protection, your only hope would be asking a court to lift the limited liability and make the directors personally liable. Limited liability exists for a reason though, so you'd have to show some impropriety by the directors (such as trading when insolvent). 

This is assuming that when you say company you mean company and don't mean business. A company has limited liability but not all businesses do (like sole traders)

Indeed. Liquidation applies to companies though. Trading while insolvent was suspended from March to September 2020, which may not be helpful either.

I'm not saying it is an error. Just that given the limited redress available and the cowboyish nature of their conduct, it may be wise to double check they are indeed a limited company rather than taking it at face value. 

justwhat

https://www.gov.uk/get-information-about-a-company