You don't need a lawyer. Go to Citizen's Advice.
If you have a contract, make sure you show it to them and point our where the other party has broken the terms. Citizen's Advice will call him, and the agency, and the client if they need to, in order to find out what's going on.
If you still don't get any joy, you can make an application to the small claims court to recover the money - you can do this yourself - no lawyer needed. If the defendant doesn't settle out of court, and if they consequently lose IN court, the judge will order him to pay up, plus any costs incurred by you provided you ask for this as part of your claim. If he still doesn't pay, it can be passed to bailiffs or debt collectors to recover goods to the value of what you're owed.
Last time I was owed money, I passed it to a debt collection agency and the company involved consequently filed for bankruptcy and I ultimately got nothing. :/
If you have a contract, make sure you show it to them and point our where the other party has broken the terms. Citizen's Advice will call him, and the agency, and the client if they need to, in order to find out what's going on.
If you still don't get any joy, you can make an application to the small claims court to recover the money - you can do this yourself - no lawyer needed. If the defendant doesn't settle out of court, and if they consequently lose IN court, the judge will order him to pay up, plus any costs incurred by you provided you ask for this as part of your claim. If he still doesn't pay, it can be passed to bailiffs or debt collectors to recover goods to the value of what you're owed.
Last time I was owed money, I passed it to a debt collection agency and the company involved consequently filed for bankruptcy and I ultimately got nothing. :/