THE CURRENT IMPORTANCE OF PLEADINGS 6: A PARTY NOT ALLOWED TO RAISE A MATTER ON APPEAL THAT WAS NOT PLEADED AND NOT CONSIDERED BY THE TRIAL JUDGE

Another example of the importance of all issues being properly pleaded can be found in the judgment of   Mr Justice Edwin Johnson in Dunya Dervis v Kenan Deniz [2025] EWHC 902 (Ch). The appellant was not allowed, on appeal, to pursue a point that was not pleaded and not raised before the trial judge...