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My company is in dispute over a £10,000 part of a £60,000 recruitment

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My company is in dispute over a £10,000 part of a £60,000 recruitment fee. After being unable to reach an agreement, the other side now say that they will issue a winding up order. Is that an appropriate first step for them to take and how should we respond to it if they do it?

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Alex Watts : They can try but you can apply to the court to set it aside on the basis there is a genuine dispute.
Alex Watts : Winding up orders are generally where there is a ccj or the debt is not disputed.
Alex Watts : The proper course of action is to issue a claim in the county court.
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No that is exactly as required. Tjakns

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Customer: replied 3 years ago.

Hi Alex, assuming they apply for a winding up order and we then applied (and succeeded) in having it set aside as you say, would they be liable for this element of the costs - no matter how the dispute was eventually resolved - on the basis that this was not the proper course of action?
If you succeed then they would be liable for your costs.

The application is heard in isolation to any trial.

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Customer: replied 3 years ago.

Yes that is fine. Thanks.
Great, all the best,

Alex

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