Hi there,
I am looking for some advice and hope that someone on here may be able to assist me. First, a bit of background:
I am a professional DJ who has a contract with a venue. They have breached the terms and I am looking to recover the losses incurred.
The contract itself is commences on 11-May-2012 and is for a period of 26 weeks. It clearly states;
"Cancellation: After 8th November 2012, either party may cancel this agreement by giving the other a minimum of 28 calendar days written notice. Should you the hirer, wish to cancel any agreed booked date covered within this agreement, then payment will still be due in full."
I received a phone call on 11-Oct-2012 stating that my services were no longer required, effective immediately.
I have written to them requesting that they pay the monies due from the remaining 4 weeks of the contract and had no response.
I am now ready to take the next step as detailed in my letter to them and pursue the matter through the Small Claims Court.
I have two questions:
Just as a further note: As of yet, I have been unable to replace the cancelled Friday night slots with another booking(s). If I were to get one or more in its place then I would be happy to deduct that night from the amount claimed.
I would appreciate your assistance with this and look forward to a response.
Martin
I am looking for some advice and hope that someone on here may be able to assist me. First, a bit of background:
I am a professional DJ who has a contract with a venue. They have breached the terms and I am looking to recover the losses incurred.
The contract itself is commences on 11-May-2012 and is for a period of 26 weeks. It clearly states;
"Cancellation: After 8th November 2012, either party may cancel this agreement by giving the other a minimum of 28 calendar days written notice. Should you the hirer, wish to cancel any agreed booked date covered within this agreement, then payment will still be due in full."
I received a phone call on 11-Oct-2012 stating that my services were no longer required, effective immediately.
I have written to them requesting that they pay the monies due from the remaining 4 weeks of the contract and had no response.
I am now ready to take the next step as detailed in my letter to them and pursue the matter through the Small Claims Court.
I have two questions:
- How much do I put the claim in for? Technically, there were still 4 weeks still to run before either of us could have given the required 28 days written notice. So that would make 8 weeks in total. I did however say in my letter to them that I would be happy with the 4 weeks hire.
- What do I write for the Claim Particulars? I am using MCOL to make the claim but am unsure of what is required.
Just as a further note: As of yet, I have been unable to replace the cancelled Friday night slots with another booking(s). If I were to get one or more in its place then I would be happy to deduct that night from the amount claimed.
I would appreciate your assistance with this and look forward to a response.
Martin
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