Can a contractor sue the end client for not providing the work promised ?

[conned tractor]

Where there's blame.....

[pmeswani]

My WRITTEN and signed contract clearly states "C# Developer" at the top yet it turns out 6+ months into a contract there has been 5% C# .Net development, the majority seems to be VBA and VB6 work which we've been reluctantly made to do.

One other contractor complained about this broken promise of C# .Net work and was promptly marched out of the building on the very same day he voiced his protest.

I was wondering is there any scope to sue the end client for misleading me into this role given it may well have an impact on my future employment getting de-skilled etc. I know you guys will say "serves you right for sticking in the role" but it was the sort of old school environment where questioning something gets you kicked out immediately (exactly what occurred to the other guy).

thanks for any advice, (even if its "you aint got a chance in hell at suing for loss of future potential earnings !)

Approach one of those no win no fee lawyers. See what they say.

[mudskipper]

... you aint got a chance in hell at suing for loss of future potential earnings !

WHS

[doodab]

You are better off suing your parents. It is as much their fault as anybody's.

[sbakoola]

Its ok for an end client to mislead you then.....

Its does happen occasionally in contracts I've had and I'm sick and tired of it and it is always a major hassle when it happens (causes many problems for me - i.e. finding time to look for a role whilst I'm sat in a role getting de-skilled); I am quite surprised by your hostile reactions towards this straight forward question - many of you have probably been in exactly the same situation, many of you would complain and seek compensation when buying something dud from the high street even - a less important transaction than your daily job so why be so dismissive about wanting to settle a dispute between yourself and an end client in the way I suggested for the reason I stated ?

You would have thought with a more prevalent suing culture these days there would be some way of giving end clients an incentive to stop this activity or at least think twice before doing it.

[doodab]

many of you would complain and seek compensation when buying something dud from the high street even - a less important transaction than your daily job so why be so dismissive about wanting to settle a dispute between yourself and an end client in the way I suggested for the reason I stated ?

If you are paying for your time on a client site you are doing something very wrong.

Imagine for a moment that you bought a TV and the people from the shop sued you because you were watching X factor reruns rather than David Attenborough documentaries. Would you feel a pang of guilt, or pay up, or would you laugh at them for being slightly dumb?

[sbakoola]

What I don't like is that the end client can deceive you with impunity with no recourse and many of you think that is ok and acceptable were the reverse true and I had lied about my skills etc I could be sacked and sued by the end client in some cases, I'm quite sure...

[eek]

Its ok for an end client to mislead you then.....

Its does happen occasionally in contracts I've had and I'm sick and tired of it and it is always a major hassle when it happens (causes many problems for me - i.e. finding time to look for a role whilst I'm sat in a role getting de-skilled); I am quite surprised by your hostile reactions towards this straight forward question - many of you have probably been in exactly the same situation, many of you would complain and seek compensation when buying something dud from the high street even - a less important transaction than your daily job so why be so dismissive about wanting to settle a dispute between yourself and an end client in the way I suggested for the reason I stated ?

Thats a tulip example. If I buy a shoddy good I would complain as I am paying for the service. In this case the client is paying me to solve a problem, the fact the problem is not the one they initially asked you to fix is irrelevant, they are paying you to fix today's current pressing issue.

and you've seen what happens if you complain so either love it or complain and see how quickly your bum reaches the bench.

You can always sue them but could I be your lawyer. I'm not qualified but I would happily spend the £1,000plus you would waste trying to prove how much of a clueless numpty you seem to be.

[eek]

What I don't like is that the end client can deceive you with impunity with no recourse and many of you think that is ok and acceptable were the reverse true and I had lied about my skills etc I could be sacked and sued by the end client in some cases, I'm quite sure...

If you don't like it leave and try and find another client.

They are asking you to perform a task or solve a problem for them. The fact its not in the language you want to write in is not their concern. The fact its in a different language could be seen as a good thing rather than a bad thing as it shows you can program in multiple languages not just 1.

Its a shame the work is not in Jscript as server side javascript is the new hot skillset.

[stek]

Its ok for an end client to mislead you then.....

Its does happen occasionally in contracts I've had and I'm sick and tired of it and it is always a major hassle when it happens (causes many problems for me - i.e. finding time to look for a role whilst I'm sat in a role getting de-skilled); I am quite surprised by your hostile reactions towards this straight forward question - many of you have probably been in exactly the same situation, many of you would complain and seek compensation when buying something dud from the high street even - a less important transaction than your daily job so why be so dismissive about wanting to settle a dispute between yourself and an end client in the way I suggested for the reason I stated ?

You would have thought with a more prevalent suing culture these days there would be some way of giving end clients an incentive to stop this activity or at least think twice before doing it.

U are thinking career, you are not an employee....