In message <9704240855.AA16889@chmail>
          Daniel Shimmin <dshimmin@linklaters.com> wrote:

> > My  cheque was written on 12th May 1996 and posted within a
> > day or two of that date. To date I have no CD. I will admit
> > that the cheque also hasn't been cashed (and probably can't
> > be now).
> 
> It's my understanding that all the cheques more than six months  
> old will have to be returned to the sender for authorisation.

Strictly speaking there is no law to stop a bank accepting
such a cheque but "standard banking practice" is not to do
so unless it has been endorsed by the sender to indicate 
that it is still valid.

Tom

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