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Voluntary Liquidation
Voluntary Liquidation
I gather that most contractors will have received letters about Pedragon going into Voluntary liquidation. A number of contractors at Met Office are affected.
Met Office are still dealing with Pendragon.
An arrangement is being put in place to ensure contractors are paid on time. The Met Office will pay the contractor direct. :confused:
Other sites
Other sites
Which site are you on?
Pendragon had a similar issue with late payments to about 20 contractors at the Met Office. Silly thing is that the Met Office are good payers. Search in the Accounting/Legal forum for 'Agencies and Late Payment Penalties'. In the end the...
For information one of the other contractors has just tried to negotiate with the Agency and got this response.
'Although I am appreciative of your request in terms of our clause 11.6, I am afraid it is not something that we could consider altering at this stage.
Owing to the complex and...
50% of their payments have been late. We raised the issue to the client that the constant chasing of the Agency was a distraction which we could do without. (The Agency have a preferred supplier status).
The Client informed the Agency that they were not happy, especially when it turned out...
PCG Advice
PCG Advice
Opted out so there is little joy there.
The Legal Helpline of the PCG's summary of the situation was that given I accepted the late payment terms in Pendragon’s contract and had not submitted/negotiated my own company terms to them (which could have stated late payment...
Missing Plumber
Missing Plumber
A new plumber started work on a building site. At lunchtime one of the builders noticed that he was missing and went looking for him. Finally he found him in a shed having sex with a dog. Feeling disgusted the builder reported the plumber to the site foreman...
Just wondered has anyone had problems getting an Agency to pay late penalties. They have now taken a stance that their position is not flexible or negotiable as it is based on advice received from their legal representation. i.e.
- A supplier and purchaser can make their own contractual...