... suggested that it was merely an invitation to treat, as in Gibson v. Manchester City Council [1978] 1 WLR 520 (CA) where the plaintiff fills out the appropriate forms for a house he is interested in, but the offer is not complete or certain, and therefore an invitation to treat. It is a pre-contractual agreement. The offer is only made when Ron and Julie win the draw, and choose to accept the prize. In this situation Ron and Julie only believe they have a contract because they are assuming that they will win the draw. Furthermore, there is a lot of missing information which we require in order to determine Ron and Julie's contractual position. Firstly, because there are no clear terms, their chance of winning can be questioned. Many others may have entered the competition; hence if there is a contract, would the court pay damages to everybody? There appears ...

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