Hi all,

Just to let you know that I received payment today. Everything is finished and all turned out good.
Still no contract though! 

Thanks,
John.

Thats great.  Very glad it worked out for you in the end.

Very pleased to hear your news, John!

I still think you were right to be wary.

For the future, it's still good to get a contract.  Even the most amicable arrangements between highly-trusted partners can go wrong at some point down the road. A well-written contract can help to settle things with less rancour should that arise.

I'll certainly get a contract next time, even though everything has turned out for the best, it still has been a nightmare(which I dont want to repeat).

And when you do, make sure it's not a "pay on success" contract, those suck.