The main problem with this is unlimited liabilities -
if you are a member
of the association and the association has a dispute with, say a venue,
they could sue any member of the association as they would be jointly and
severally liable.
Yes, and quickly set aside. When v1 was setting up we envisaged some
substantial donations being made to WMUK and I don't see that being any
less likely this time around. As a general rule, companies don't like
giving money to unincorporated individuals as there is a whole lot of
risk; they want a 'body corporate' which has to be public about everything
where an unincorporated
association can keep just about everything
private.
Yes, we've also considered it and quickly set it aside, for much the
same reasons and others.
.....
I'm glad it appears these things have been adequately considered. It begs
the question, though, why not just revive the old company, elect a new board
and keep going where it left off?
Alison doesn't trust us and we don't trust Alison, so it's easiest to
just start over.