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 ==Directors==
-===Current Directors===
+''Main article'': [[Directors]]
-* Jonty Wareing ([[User:Jonty|jontyw]]), appointed 2009-02-02
-* Russ Garrett ([[User:Russ|russss]]), re-appointed 2010-07-27
-* Charles Yarnold ([[User:Solexious|solexious]]), appointed 2010-07-27
-* Robert Leverington ([[User:Robert|roberthl]]), appointed 2010-07-27
-* Andy "Bob" Brockhurst ([[User:B3cft|b3cft]]), appointed 2010-07-27
-* Alex Smith ([[User:alexjs|Alex]]), appointed 2010-07-27
-===Directors' Responsibilities===
-All UK companies must have have a board of directors, but directorship of the Hackspace Foundation is primarily a symbolic role. We want directors to simply make sure that the company is doing what its members want.
-However, there are a couple of cases where directors are personally liable for the company's actions or debts. The most relevant cases are:
-* Trading while insolvent: if the company takes credit while unable to pay its existing creditors.
-* Trading outside of the objects of the company: if the company trades outside its objects, as specified in the constitution ("To promote and support science, engineering, and art.")
-* Liability for injury to members/public due to the company neglecting its [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duty_of_care_in_English_law duty of care].
 == New Articles (2010) ==
-Articles of Association represent the majority of a company's constitution under UK law. Currently, the Hackspace Foundation is operating under the [http://www.hackspace.org.uk/organisation/arts.php model Articles of Association] provided when we registered.
+Articles of Association represent the majority of a company's constitution under English law. Currently, the Hackspace Foundation is operating under the [http://www.hackspace.org.uk/organisation/arts.php model Articles of Association] provided when we registered.
 We want to author a new document which better reflects our structure as a "virtual organization". Ideally this should be usable by other hacker spaces in the UK who want to take on the same model. We are doing this in conjunction with the nice people at [http://www.oneclickor.gs/ One Click Orgs]. Since our organization is very similar to the type of organization OCO will be forming for other groups in the future, we can hopefully be a good case study.