LITIGATION BY STEALTH WILL NOT DO: COURT OF APPEAL OVERTURNS ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT PERMISSION TO AMEND: CARDS SHOULD BE ON THE TABLE AND FACE UP

The judgment of the Court of Appeal in ABP Technology Ltd v Voyetra Turtle Beach Inc & Anor [2022] EWCA Civ 594 concerns a technical issue in relation to trade marks. However it also demonstrates a very powerful principle in relation to civil procedure and amendment.  The defendant had sought to...