Appreciated. My main thought on first glance is the fact that the contract comes into effect on the date stated (29th October) therefore I am not bound by this contract and may be able to terminate it. Going to be terrible if I have to work for them. I will be on £100 less per day than their other staff and obviously with the threats made, we are not off to the best of starts with our relationship.

The period of notice section is copied below.

Hi All, Am in a terrible situation at the moment. I am self employed and signed a contract on the 25th September to complete 6 months work for a company providing some training services for £160 per day. On Friday, I was offered another contract for £320 a day for the same length of time. I informed the first company immediately and this morning have received an e-mail stating the following. I am now in a situation where I really do not want to work for this company but seem as though I have no choice. Is there a period of time where I can cancel the contract that I signed originally. The contract states the following also , Regards, JD