Business / moral dilemma

[RS_200]

Business / moral dilemma

for instance lets say i have a customer that owes me money for addition works done on a contract outside the uk. The contract value was 100k with 20k of extras that have been approved by the client and paid to my customer.
It looks like they have no intention of paying the 20K even though they have received payment. I have emailed the client to say all support has been removed from this project until payment has been received.
One of the options is to go down legal route or (moral dilemma) remind two of the company directors that playing with hookers is not the best think to do when married.
Also have pictures of the said incident on my mobile

Thoughts ..?

[arryb]

Find out for sure whether they intend to pay it before starting anything else.

P.S - a small poke up the backside never did anyone any harm

[T_Pot]

arryb said:

P.S - a small poke up the backside never did anyone any harm

Are you Michael Jackson's lawyer?

On the op question try all other avenues before you resort to blackmail, as you could find it costs you more than 20k in the long run.

[Exigeowner]

I would keep trying to sort it where possible, is it a matter that they cant or wont pay regardless of if they have been paid or not ? Meet in person and try and reach an agreement,

all else failing they screw you then you screw them, in my opnion it cant be blackmail as they owe you, if once they have sold their cars etc they still cant pay then maybe its best not to be spiteful for the sake of it.

[Glassman]

Keep business as business. Until the end.

Where that end is will be clear sooner or later.

[edb49]

If you decide to remind them about the hooker incident and influence them that way, who's to say they won't decide to remind you it was a bad idea via a professional face re-arranger?

[Gordon Brown]

edb49 said:

If you decide to remind them about the hooker incident and influence them that way, who's to say they won't decide to remind you it was a bad idea via a professional face re-arranger?

I think it is also a criminal offence of making unwarranted demands with menaces. Just because the debt is lawful doesn't make the threat so.

I am thinking Youtube!

[TDIPLC]

Glassman said:

Keep business as business. Until the end.

Where that end is will be clear sooner or later.

That is the best piece of advice I have heard all year

Truly inspired

[petclub]

Negotiation is the best route, your other option is certainly blackmail and therefore an offence carrying a potentially heavy sentence so best avoided (mind you, I'd be very tempted as I hate being let down/conned etc).

I suppose there is also the chance of a 'theoretical' conversation with them, but that could also be construed as blackmail depending how you did it.

[Olf]

Never even contemplate blackmail. Do everything according to the word of the law. If you don't get your money put it down to experience.

And then tell their wives.