Illegal scaffold

[Hussey1963]

We had a scaffold erected even after telling the company several times not to put it up but they did anyway, now having told them that they have sent an invoice in and said they will take legal action if not paid(which obviously wont wash) and now increased the cost from an agreed £3000-£6000 I have arranged for another company to take it down and stack it neatly in the car park as I feel this is trespass, what is the legal course as my client the building owner wants it down asap to carry out repairs.

[atticus]

Before I go further, can you please explain your position in all this, Hussey1963. You say that the building owner is your client.

[Hussey1963]

We are a building company that does work for this client my subbie arranged the scaffold but rang them, emailed them and left messages on his phone 5 times telling him not to put the scaffold up but they did anyway when confronted with this he said i dont answer messages and now you have to pay me, I sent them an email as the main contractor telling them they had no right to erect the scaffold and this was trespass, they have since sent him a bill for double the original figure and I think have threatened him.

[atticus]

This appears to be a matter between you and your subcontractor. As to your subcontractor's entitlement to be paid or your right to dispute the invoice, this must be a matter for the contract between your company and your subcontractor.