Funny thing is - these directors can probably still look their...

Funny thing is - these directors can probably still look their families in the eye and believe they did us a favour by taking the project off our hands. Nearly not bitter about it anymore. Was an expensive lesson I'll never forget believing there were safeguards in place to prevent something like that happening.
GL to newcomers. I honestly wish you the best but like KK - I thoroughly research past a company director's flashy CV now.