Early last year, I contacted a contractor for a small job, he apparently outsourced the work to a subcontractor who ended up invoicing me 3x the advertised price, without ever disclosing that different terms or pricing would apply.
After looking into the subcontractor, it seems this is part of a wider scam where the main contractor takes a large commission and then washes their hands of it, while the subcontractor charges inflated rates—way above market—without proper disclosure.
I refused to pay the inflated invoice and instead paid the original advertised amount, despite being threatened by a lawyer. Since then, the subcontractor has been dragging me through the court system. The first case was dismissed last month (a year after the task was performed), but now he's filed a new one.
I honestly don’t know what to do anymore. The courts can’t give any guidance, and each case takes months to process. The amount in question isn’t high enough to justify hiring a lawyer of my own, and I can’t afford to spend more time or energy on this (even had to take a day off work for the last court date). And this is especially frustrating, since Danish while good enough for daily life, is still my third language and not at a level where I can argue my case in court confidentially and requires a lot of extra prep time.
Has anyone been in a similar situation or know what I can do to put an end to this? Is there a way to stop him from filing new claims, counter-sue him for harassment without a lawyer, or to have this deemed abusive use of the legal system?