This document discusses diversifying a law practice into construction defect litigation for financial gain and survival. It provides examples of large construction defect settlements and verdicts totaling hundreds of millions of dollars over 12 years. Construction defect cases involve issues like foundation failures, water infiltration, grading/drainage problems, and exterior cladding failures. While complex, these cases resonate with jurors who can relate to homeowners as the largest investment. The document advocates that construction defect is an untapped area of law with high potential for success.
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The heart of the Sheffield platform is
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Winding up, also known as liquidation, refers to the legal and financial process of dissolving a company. It involves ceasing operations, selling assets, settling debts, and ultimately removing the company from the official business registry.
Here's a breakdown of the key aspects of winding up:
Reasons for Winding Up:
Insolvency: This is the most common reason, where the company cannot pay its debts. Creditors may initiate a compulsory winding up to recover their dues.
Voluntary Closure: The owners may decide to close the company due to reasons like reaching business goals, facing losses, or merging with another company.
Deadlock: If shareholders or directors cannot agree on how to run the company, a court may order a winding up.
Types of Winding Up:
Voluntary Winding Up: This is initiated by the company's shareholders through a resolution passed by a majority vote. There are two main types:
Members' Voluntary Winding Up: The company is solvent (has enough assets to pay off its debts) and shareholders will receive any remaining assets after debts are settled.
Creditors' Voluntary Winding Up: The company is insolvent and creditors will be prioritized in receiving payment from the sale of assets.
Compulsory Winding Up: This is initiated by a court order, typically at the request of creditors, government agencies, or even by the company itself if it's insolvent.
Process of Winding Up:
Appointment of Liquidator: A qualified professional is appointed to oversee the winding-up process. They are responsible for selling assets, paying off debts, and distributing any remaining funds.
Cease Trading: The company stops its regular business operations.
Notification of Creditors: Creditors are informed about the winding up and invited to submit their claims.
Sale of Assets: The company's assets are sold to generate cash to pay off creditors.
Payment of Debts: Creditors are paid according to a set order of priority, with secured creditors receiving payment before unsecured creditors.
Distribution to Shareholders: If there are any remaining funds after all debts are settled, they are distributed to shareholders according to their ownership stake.
Dissolution: Once all claims are settled and distributions made, the company is officially dissolved and removed from the business register.
Impact of Winding Up:
Employees: Employees will likely lose their jobs during the winding-up process.
Creditors: Creditors may not recover their debts in full, especially if the company is insolvent.
Shareholders: Shareholders may not receive any payout if the company's debts exceed its assets.
Winding up is a complex legal and financial process that can have significant consequences for all parties involved. It's important to seek professional legal and financial advice when considering winding up a company.
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Focus on Division 07 to understand what happens when specifications terminology requires significant interpretation by the contractor or mixes up terminology, and the potential impact to prices, contracts, and project success.
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Presentations include:
The anatomy of a billion dollar hailstorm
Dr. Julian Brimelow, Physical Sciences Specialist, Applied Environmental Prediction Science, Prairie & Northern Region, Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Boots on the ground: The adjusters’ view
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Here's a breakdown of the key aspects of winding up:
Reasons for Winding Up:
Insolvency: This is the most common reason, where the company cannot pay its debts. Creditors may initiate a compulsory winding up to recover their dues.
Voluntary Closure: The owners may decide to close the company due to reasons like reaching business goals, facing losses, or merging with another company.
Deadlock: If shareholders or directors cannot agree on how to run the company, a court may order a winding up.
Types of Winding Up:
Voluntary Winding Up: This is initiated by the company's shareholders through a resolution passed by a majority vote. There are two main types:
Members' Voluntary Winding Up: The company is solvent (has enough assets to pay off its debts) and shareholders will receive any remaining assets after debts are settled.
Creditors' Voluntary Winding Up: The company is insolvent and creditors will be prioritized in receiving payment from the sale of assets.
Compulsory Winding Up: This is initiated by a court order, typically at the request of creditors, government agencies, or even by the company itself if it's insolvent.
Process of Winding Up:
Appointment of Liquidator: A qualified professional is appointed to oversee the winding-up process. They are responsible for selling assets, paying off debts, and distributing any remaining funds.
Cease Trading: The company stops its regular business operations.
Notification of Creditors: Creditors are informed about the winding up and invited to submit their claims.
Sale of Assets: The company's assets are sold to generate cash to pay off creditors.
Payment of Debts: Creditors are paid according to a set order of priority, with secured creditors receiving payment before unsecured creditors.
Distribution to Shareholders: If there are any remaining funds after all debts are settled, they are distributed to shareholders according to their ownership stake.
Dissolution: Once all claims are settled and distributions made, the company is officially dissolved and removed from the business register.
Impact of Winding Up:
Employees: Employees will likely lose their jobs during the winding-up process.
Creditors: Creditors may not recover their debts in full, especially if the company is insolvent.
Shareholders: Shareholders may not receive any payout if the company's debts exceed its assets.
Winding up is a complex legal and financial process that can have significant consequences for all parties involved. It's important to seek professional legal and financial advice when considering winding up a company.
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se[lements
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$26.4M Moisture intrusion, shear wall, sound transmission, structural fill
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$32.5M
Product liability settlements (12,000 homes) with defective windows
$26M Building envelope, roof, drainage, and window product (200 residential, 4
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$25M Structural defect and moisture intrusion lawsuit (86 units)
$24.3M Moisture intrusion, expansive soil, construction defect settlement
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$18M Moisture intrusion, construction defect settlement (56 units)
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verdicts
$17M
Building envelope, grading and drainage, concrete, roof, and window
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$13M Leaking siding and artificial stone veneer, expansive soil, construction defect
(282 units)
$12M Construction defect (104 units)
$12M Structural defect and moisture barrier (98 units)
$11.7M Construction defect (84 units)
$11.7M Negligent construction, negligent misrepresentation, breach of implied
warranty, breach of fiduciary duty claims, moisture intrusion, and other
construction defect claims
$10M Windows, brick veneer, balconies, and roof (265 units)
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$8.8M Flooring system defect settlement (30 homes)
$8.3M Defective building envelope, window installation, drainage, structural
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$7.5M Construction defect (24 units)
$7.35M Construction defect and faulty windows (57 units)
$6.85M Construction defect settlement (136 units)
$6.2M Jury verdict and judgment – dipping bedrock (undisclosed number
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