THE CURRENT IMPORTANCE OF PLEADINGS 94: OK SO WE DIDN’T ACTUALLY PLEAD THE CLAIM FOR £2.569 MILLION BUT CAN WE HAVE PERMISSION TO AMEND NOW?

Here we have a claimant who, unsuccessfully, argued that it did not need permission to amend its pleadings to claim damages of £2.569 million.  Having lost that argument its fallback position was that the court should grant permission to amend.  However this application was being made after a trial ...