Non payment - but in possession of client equipment.

[jamesbrown]

Quite right. However the client should have been firmer with the third party. I will leave their kit out of it in this instance.....

Good decision. As to the unpaid work, you should probably just chalk this up to experience, as irritating as it might be. No signed timesheet, no (significant) work done, and presumably not a lot of money at stake anyway.

[Safe Collections]

Quite right. However the client should have been firmer with the third party. I will leave their kit out of it in this instance.....

We think this is a wise choice under the circumstances as these types of disputes can deteriorate very rapidly in our experience.

[Old Greg]

Quite right. However the client should have been firmer with the third party. I will leave their kit out of it in this instance.....

Return the kit. Raise an invoice for the 1 day's work if you feel that strongly, and then you can what to da about the unpaid invoice at a later date.