Letter of Intent - enough to get paid?

[ssrai]

I have a letter of intent from a recruitment agency which states information that falls into the following categories:

CLIENT NAME:
CLIENT ADDRESS:
WORKING ADDRESS:
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
CONTRACT START DATE:
CONTRACT FINISH DATE:
ESTIMATED TIME TO BE ALLOCATED TO CONTRACT:
PROJECT (DAILY) RATE:
PAYMENT SCHEDULE:
TERMINATION:


The contract hasn't been endorsed yet by the compliance chaps looking after my ltd company, as there may be some IR35 related complications in the agencys T&C's.

I'm currently 4 weeks into the contract and haven't been paid - can I demand payment from the agency, based on the info provided within their letter of intent? Where do I legally stand? Any advice would be much appreciated

[ssrai]

I forgot to mention that the recruitment agency is refusing to pay becuase the contract hasn't been endorsed/signed yet

[Crossroads]

There is an argument (that is valid) that you have accepted the terms of the contract simply by starting.

And no, I wouldn't expect the agency to pay you until they have a signed contract.

And now they have you over a barrel as you have started.

[malvolio]

Yep, you're stuffed. If the contract you've accepted by starting includes a clause you only get paid on Feb 29th every 5th year, then that's when you get paid.