Reply to: Is a contract legally binding before its start date?

[psychocandy]

Get a large envelope. Brown is better. Drop one in it and post to the client.

[fullyautomatix]

No one is going to sue you but you won't be invited back.

Yes he will be. Both by the agent and the client.

[BlasterBates]

No one is going to sue you but you won't be invited back.

[ladymuck]

QCL/36360

Saved me asking the same when I sort my policies out next month!

[mudskipper]

Interesting to read Moral vs Legal views. By the way, my apparent 'better opportunity' fell through, leaving 'moi' couple of hundred pounds short, I am honouring the contract agreed after all.

Anyone has a qdos promo code?

QCL/36360

[billybiro]

I hope he doesn't. Hopefully his Ltd company does.

YACNCOTBAC

Top trolling there, Greg.

[BigDataPro]

Interesting to read Moral vs Legal views. By the way, my apparent 'better opportunity' fell through, leaving 'moi' couple of hundred pounds short, I am honouring the contract agreed after all.

Anyone has a qdos promo code?

[Old Greg]

Propose? What is this propose nonsense? You simply send the sub.

You do have a legitimate B2B contract that has an appropriate and viable RoS clause, don't you?

I hope he doesn't. Hopefully his Ltd company does.

YACNCOTBAC

[billybiro]

You can always propose your sub to come on site

Propose? What is this propose nonsense? You simply send the sub.

You do have a legitimate B2B contract that has an appropriate and viable RoS clause, don't you?

[billybiro]

Yes it is binding. You can always give notice on the contract.

They might accept you not turning up at all. However you will be burning bridges.

Sometimes the best way to light the path to your future is to burn the bridges of your past!

[cosmic]

Given you have accepted a contract with a start date in the future (e.g. next week/next month), and you got another better opportunity, what options are there to cancel it? Is it legally binding if you notify them before the start date?

You are running a business. In this situation find a sub and get paid by both clients rinse and repeat.

[Old Greg]

You are confusing MoO which is pretty common. You are not obliged to accept work AFTER the initial piece of work has been completed. When you are in contract there are certain obligations to do work if offered and to get paid for it.

Clients not having work to do is part of the T&M part of the contract, not Mutality of Obligation. Quite different.

You could try telling them you are on holiday or unavailable but you are still likely to be in breach.

Send a sub.

[northernladuk]

Can't you give notice and then say that you will not be able to accept any work during the notice period? Surely as a contractor you are under no obligation to accept work?

You are confusing MoO which is pretty common. You are not obliged to accept work AFTER the initial piece of work has been completed. When you are in contract there are certain obligations to do work if offered and to get paid for it.

Clients not having work to do is part of the T&M part of the contract, not Mutality of Obligation. Quite different.

You could try telling them you are on holiday or unavailable but you are still likely to be in breach.

[cannon999]

Can't you give notice and then say that you will not be able to accept any work during the notice period? Surely as a contractor you are under no obligation to accept work?

[KinooOrKinog]

Given you have accepted a contract with a start date in the future (e.g. next week/next month), and you got another better opportunity, what options are there to cancel it? Is it legally binding if you notify them before the start date?

Something to consider; if you accepted a contract, signed the paperwork & had a start date then the client turned around and said they were withdrawing it as they'd found someone better, how raging would you be? Or would you not mind since legally they did nothing wrong..

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