Deloitte was dismissed in June of 1997 after issuing a going concern opinion and a restatement of several years financial results that forced the withdrawal of their audit opinions for 1996 and prior.
Irish were forced into a late change following the withdrawal of Topsy Ojo but they made the perfect start, going ahead in the second minute through Geraghty when Wasps infringed when collecting the kick-off.
And for a worst-case scenario, there was Britain's abrupt withdrawal from the Indian subcontinent in 1947, which forced millions to flee their ancestral homes, with roughly 1m dying in the attempt.