Comments on: Two links for leadership watchers http://www.willhowells.org.uk/blog/2006/01/23/two-links-for-leadership-watchers/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:54:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-RC1 hourly 1 By: Angus J Huck http://www.willhowells.org.uk/blog/2006/01/23/two-links-for-leadership-watchers/comment-page-1/#comment-1432 Angus J Huck Mon, 23 Jan 2006 19:38:42 +0000 http://www.willhowells.org.uk/blog/2006/01/23/two-links-for-leadership-watchers/#comment-1432 One of the bitterest snipes of the merger saga was Ian Wrigglesworth acccusing "Dr David Owen and his friends" of "purloining the party's membership list". If X reveals to Y that he/she is a member of the Liberal Democrats, then Y is entitled to communicate this information to Z, provided that X did not manifest an intention to Y that it should be kept confidential. The party membership list, on the other hand, is a confidential document, and membership secretaries owe a fiduciary duty to members not to disclose membership details to solicitors, debt collecteors, NOS reporters, leadership campaigners, or whomever. One of the bitterest snipes of the merger saga was Ian Wrigglesworth acccusing “Dr David Owen and his friends” of “purloining the party’s membership list”.

If X reveals to Y that he/she is a member of the Liberal Democrats, then Y is entitled to communicate this information to Z, provided that X did not manifest an intention to Y that it should be kept confidential.

The party membership list, on the other hand, is a confidential document, and membership secretaries owe a fiduciary duty to members not to disclose membership details to solicitors, debt collecteors, NOS reporters, leadership campaigners, or whomever.

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