UK Keratoconus Self-Help and Support Association

Karl and John have outlined the legal position well.

I should point out that I am not asking people to 'curb their views', merely that they abide by the terms and conditions of Forum entry.

Perhaps the Forum is not a suitable vehicle for those who can not abide.

Different outlooks are fine as long as they are within the boundaries of acceptable Forum conduct. If not, they are not fine and we have to remove them - as you may have experienced.

Regards.

It was aimed at anyone who fails to grasp that by not observing the terms and conditions of entry to Forum one is putting the charity's assets, including the Forum itself (and the personal assets of trustees by the way), at risk. I'd like to think that all Forum users are intelligent enough to take ...

Does one have the right to shout 'fire' in a crowded theatre? A worked example: someone posts a message on the Forum that makes defamatory / libelous statements about a third party, in breach of the terms and conditions of Forum entry. The third party then sues the trustees of the Keratoconus Group ...

Hari

Thanks for your message.

We are subject to case law, torts and statutory legislation (including the Charities Act and Trustee Act).

It is up to the Charity Commission to judge whether we are meeting our charitable objectives and to take action if we are not.


Regards

Matt

Mike Oliver is spot on. As legal owners of charity property, the trustees of the KC Group own the website. Therefore we are liable to be sued for any libelous or defamatory remarks made by those posting. In addition, the trustees are obligated by law to pursue our charitable mission (i.e. support an...

Hi all I'd particularly like to thank all those who contributed so generously to the donation bucket and purchased KC Group merchandise (T-Shirts, phone chairs and mugs). This enabled the Group to net a total of £476.38 on the day. We're now out of T-Shirts, however mugs and phone chairs are still ...

oops, that should be eight pounds for T-Shirts !

Regards

Matt

Dear all I'm pleased to announce that the following KC Group merchandise will be on sale at tomorrow's conference: - T-Shirts (£8) - mugs (£5) - mobile phone chairs (£3) If you are interested in purchasing any of these items, please bring sufficient change or your chequebook as we are unable to t...

As you may have seen from John's note, the Victoria line is suspended between Brixton and Highbury & Islington on Saturday 30th June which will increase travel time on the tube to Euston. For those South Londoners using the tube you can either take the Northern line City branch, or the Northern ...