Golden Bull winners 1986

• Department of Education and Science for a letter to teacher's pay negotiators

'Burnham Category II/III courses may or may not be advanced and poolable. A Burnham Category II/III course which is not poolable is not poolable only because it is not advanced, ie it does not require course approval as an advanced course. It is therefore wrong to describe it as a "non-poolable advanced (non-designated) course." Non-poolable courses are non-advanced by definition. I think that the problem you have described probably results from confusion here.'

• Department of Energy for their British Gas share offer document

'[You] agree that without prejudice to any other rights to which you may be entitled, you will not be entitled to excercise any remedy of rescission for innocent misrepresentation at any time after acceptance of your application...

'[You] authorise the relevant receiving bank and the Custodian Bank to send a letter of acceptance for the number of Ordinary Shares for which your application is accepted and/or a cheque for any money returnable by post at your risk to the address of the person (of the first-named person) named in the application form and to procure that your name (and the name(s) of any other joint applicant(s) is placed on the register of holders of interim rights in respect of such Ordinary Shares the entitlement to which has not been renounced and thereafter to procure that your name (and the name(s) of any other joint applicant(s) is placed on the register of such Ordinary Shares the entitlement to which has not been effectively transferred; and in these terms and conditions references to rights being effectively renounced mean the renouncee(s) being registered by a receiving bank in relation to such rights.'

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• Exeter Health Authority for a letter

'As the news services for the Elderly Confused began to take shape, it is closely felt by those involved in its development that a unique opportunity exists in helping tailor a care oriented service to meet locality oriented needs.

'It is in this spirit that focus has been attention towards the conduct and nature of a needs assessment in providing the navigational guidance to a new service if it is to begin to truly reflect the locality needs of the elderly.'

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• Extel Statistical Services (wording not available)

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• Halifax Building Society (Brentwood branch) for a letter to a customer

'I refer to your above account and note that due to previous withdrawals attracting a 'loss of interest' penalty, a position of debit interest has resulted. This is £28.09 as at 31st July, 1986. Perhaps, therefore, you would prefer to transfer your account to a more suitable one with the Society.

'I am enclosing the relevant card to transfer the monies into a Paid Up Share account. If you wish to proceed on this basis please return the card together with the passbook to this office.

'Should you wish to close the account, the debit interest will be deducted from the closing balance.

'I would also advise you that if an account has debit interest, this will nor accrue to credit interest where the balance is insufficient, ie. where the balance is less than the debit interest accruing. The debit interest will, in fact, increase.'

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• Kent County Council Education Department for a leaflet to parents about admission to secondary schools

'As there has been some misunderstanding of the legal position in the past, it is pointed out that the duty of the Authority to comply with parental preferences does not apply if compliance with the preference would prejudice the provision of efficient education or the efficient use of resources, or if the arrangements for admission to the preferred school are based wholly or partly on selection by reference to aptitude or ability and compliance with the preference would be incompatible with selection under the arrangements.'

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• Motor Insurer's Bureau for a reply to a claim

'We refer to the application made concerning an accident on the above date in which it is alleged that an untraced motorist was involved. Arrangements are being made for the investigation of this application to determine whether it falls within the terms of the Agreement dated 22nd November, 1972, between the Secretary of State for Transport and the Bureau, entitled "Compensation of Victims of Untraced Drivers". As we are in no position to anticipate the outcome of the investigation we would respectfully draw your attention to the necessity for an application to have regard to the fact that an applicant's legal rights against any possible identified tort-feasor may need to be protected in relation to statutory period of limitation.'

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• National Westminster Bank for an indemnity document

'The Bank may without any consent from the Indemnifier and without affecting the Indemnifier's liability hereunder renew vary or determine any accommodation given to the Debtor hold over renew modify or release any security of guarantee now or hereafter held from the Debtor or any other person including any signatory of this Guarantee and Indemnity in respect of the liabilities hereby secured and grant time or indulgence to or compound with the Debtor or any such person and this Guarantee and Indemnity shall not be discharged nor shall the Indemnifier's liability under it be affected by anything which would not have discharged or affected the Indemnifier's liability if the Indemnifier ad been a principal debtor to the Bank.'

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