Seeking legal advice on bad paymaster
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Hi all, I really hope someone can help me with this.
In 2005, I wrote for this magazine called Rouge and the publishing company folded several months later. Since then I've been chasing for payment to no avail. The publisher also owns a Jap language school, Inoue (www.inoue.com.sg) and I visited the publisher at Inoue 3 times, and emailed and smsed her many times more.
1st trip - Publisher gave me a cheuqe - that bounced
2nd trip - Publisher first gave me a sob story of how her business was not doing well and then started yelling at me when I insisted on payment. I then made her sign a memo to pay me in 2 instalments.
3rd trip - Publisher gave me cheque. (Jap teachers walking all around = bad bussiness?). Signed another memo certifying that the first instalment has been paid and will pay me 2nd instalment on a certain date.
Couldn't cash cheque - apparently the company cancelled the cheque.
I don't have the cash to bring them to court and the sum owed (below $2k) doesn't justify me in sueing them myself. Is there any way I can get my money back? -
bring them to case lah
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Originally posted by usherer01:
seek for advice from a lawyer. if ok, sue them more than u need to pay to the lawyer.
Hi all, I really hope someone can help me with this.
In 2005, I wrote for this magazine called Rouge and the publishing company folded several months later. Since then I've been chasing for payment to no avail. The publisher also owns a Jap language school, Inoue (www.inoue.com.sg) and I visited the publisher at Inoue 3 times, and emailed and smsed her many times more.
1st trip - Publisher gave me a cheuqe - that bounced
2nd trip - Publisher first gave me a sob story of how her business was not doing well and then started yelling at me when I insisted on payment. I then made her sign a memo to pay me in 2 instalments.
3rd trip - Publisher gave me cheque. (Jap teachers walking all around = bad bussiness?). Signed another memo certifying that the first instalment has been paid and will pay me 2nd instalment on a certain date.
Couldn't cash cheque - apparently the company [b]cancelled the cheque.
I don't have the cash to bring them to court and the sum owed (below $2k) doesn't justify me in sueing them myself. Is there any way I can get my money back?[/b] -
Hmm case useless la...
Go to Small Claims Tribunal....
effective and cheap!
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CASE is for goods and services.. and police said this isn't a criminal case..(even if it seems criminal to me! how can anyone give bounced cheques or cancel cheques due for payment??)Originally posted by alan-:bring them to case lah -
go file police case again.
use these 2 werds.
monetary fraud. -
this is why i think campy's advise is better.Originally posted by usherer01:CASE is for goods and services.. and police said this isn't a criminal case..(even if it seems criminal to me! how can anyone give bounced cheques or cancel cheques due for payment??) -
Is first-time consultation FOC?Originally posted by aku1b0d0:seek for advice from a lawyer. if ok, sue them more than u need to pay to the lawyer. -
im not sure. im not really close with my so-called father's fren who's a lawyer. im kinda close with his son though..Originally posted by usherer01:Is first-time consultation FOC?
ask ur frens. maub some of them know. -
Small Claims court registrar said that I'm better off "letting go". He was very ..zen-like (about my money). In short, he saw no way out.Originally posted by aku1b0d0:this is why i think campy's advise is better.
The court would only be able to call for a mediation talk - Publisher may or may not show up.
Even if Publisher shows up, she may or may not pay.
But I think I have to pay to ask Small Claims court to organise this mediation talk. (!??) Which would mean I just pay and pay when the law isn't able to help me!
Police said we can't prove that the chqeue was cancelled deliberately (maybe they ran out of money etc). Hence we can't accuse them of fraud. In any way, this is a civil case, not a criminal one.
I'm a little upset that there seems to be no protection measures available for small businesses. -
Originally posted by usherer01:
Bring them to the small claims tribunal... you need to pay $50/- when you register your claim.
Hi all, I really hope someone can help me with this.
In 2005, I wrote for this magazine called Rouge and the publishing company folded several months later. Since then I've been chasing for payment to no avail. The publisher also owns a Jap language school, Inoue (www.inoue.com.sg) and I visited the publisher at Inoue 3 times, and emailed and smsed her many times more.
1st trip - Publisher gave me a cheuqe - that bounced
2nd trip - Publisher first gave me a sob story of how her business was not doing well and then started yelling at me when I insisted on payment. I then made her sign a memo to pay me in 2 instalments.
3rd trip - Publisher gave me cheque. (Jap teachers walking all around = bad bussiness?). Signed another memo certifying that the first instalment has been paid and will pay me 2nd instalment on a certain date.
Couldn't cash cheque - apparently the company [b]cancelled the cheque.
I don't have the cash to bring them to court and the sum owed (below $2k) doesn't justify me in sueing them myself. Is there any way I can get my money back?[/b]
Since you have a bounced cheque, you are sure to win... -
M.O.M....
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is the publishing company pte ltd? If it is i think cannot get back the money le..... not sure about the laws though.
but then you do have the memo to pay you and the cheque, might be useable
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waste timeOriginally posted by caleb_chiang:M.O.M....