THE CURRENT IMPORTANCE OF PLEADINGS 78: CLAIMANT REFUSED PERMISSION TO AMEND PARTICULARS IN CLINICAL NEGLIGENCE/FATAL ACCIDENT CLAIM

The theme for today may well be unsuccessful applications to amend pleadings. Here we have what may be regarded as an "extreme" case. The claimant issued proceedings relying on medical evidence that actually contradicted the pleaded case.  This was pointed out in the Defence. The claimant then waite...