Can anyone shed some light on this issue?
We have a contract with a sole trader (builder). We have serious concerns with his work and relationships have broken down. He has raised an invoice under the name of an unregistered business (not the sole traders name) which seems contrary to the Registration of Business Names Act. However the VAT no. on the invoice belongs to the sole trader (we did a search). The invoice also asks that a cheque for the amount of the invoiced sum be made out to the sole trader's name.
We have engaged a solicitor to deal with the other concerns we have, but would like to know if the invoice has any legal standing as we have no contract with the unregistered entity that raised the invoice.
Thanks for any input.
We have a contract with a sole trader (builder). We have serious concerns with his work and relationships have broken down. He has raised an invoice under the name of an unregistered business (not the sole traders name) which seems contrary to the Registration of Business Names Act. However the VAT no. on the invoice belongs to the sole trader (we did a search). The invoice also asks that a cheque for the amount of the invoiced sum be made out to the sole trader's name.
We have engaged a solicitor to deal with the other concerns we have, but would like to know if the invoice has any legal standing as we have no contract with the unregistered entity that raised the invoice.
Thanks for any input.