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Hello,
Would really value to hear some view on the following situation around paying for consultancy services that were partly delivered:
>Agreement, in a form of an email, for services was made between Consultancy and Client.
>The agreement is very basic and only generally covers what the consultancy committed to do for the client (about 5 bullet points).
>4 out of 5 bullets are already delivered, but those 4 are of much lesser value for the Client.
>Last remaining the bullet points was: "Lock the price and volume agreement with a third party - one day at the suppliers to agree price and volume". Although 1 day at the third party was spent, there was no locked in agreement made yet between the client and third party.
> Consultancy promised (confirmed in email) that any extra time needed to complete the agreement will not be charged.
> Consultancy claims that they have finished their 5 bullet points and demand payment motivating by that "the commercial negotiations are now between the client and third party", and that they spent the "1 day" with the client at the third party.
> The payment were agreed to be "at some point after delivery" of all 5 bullets.
Questions:
1) Would it legal for consultancy demand payment even though one of the items is still pending at least in part?
2) Can the consultancy demand payment for the delivered 4 items?
Any though would be appreciated!
Many thanks in advance!
Would really value to hear some view on the following situation around paying for consultancy services that were partly delivered:
>Agreement, in a form of an email, for services was made between Consultancy and Client.
>The agreement is very basic and only generally covers what the consultancy committed to do for the client (about 5 bullet points).
>4 out of 5 bullets are already delivered, but those 4 are of much lesser value for the Client.
>Last remaining the bullet points was: "Lock the price and volume agreement with a third party - one day at the suppliers to agree price and volume". Although 1 day at the third party was spent, there was no locked in agreement made yet between the client and third party.
> Consultancy promised (confirmed in email) that any extra time needed to complete the agreement will not be charged.
> Consultancy claims that they have finished their 5 bullet points and demand payment motivating by that "the commercial negotiations are now between the client and third party", and that they spent the "1 day" with the client at the third party.
> The payment were agreed to be "at some point after delivery" of all 5 bullets.
Questions:
1) Would it legal for consultancy demand payment even though one of the items is still pending at least in part?
2) Can the consultancy demand payment for the delivered 4 items?
Any though would be appreciated!
Many thanks in advance!
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