THE CURRENT IMPORTANCE OF PLEADINGS 82: THERE MAY BE A POTENTIALLY VIABLE CLAIM HERE BUT YOU HAVEN’T PLEADED IT: COURT OF APPEAL OVERTURN A DECISION TO GRANT PERMISSION TO AMEND COUNTERCLAIM

Here we have an unusual example of the Court of Appeal overturning a decision granting permission to amend a statement of case (in this case a counterclaim).  The Court of Appeal held that the pleading did not give the information necessary to grant permission to amend, it was "incoherent, self-cont...