LATE AMENDMENT TO PLEADINGS SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ALLOWED: CLAIMANT COMES TO GRIEF ON APPEAL
In Ali -v- Siddique [2015] EWCA Civ 1258 the Court of Appeal overturned a decision granting permission to amend the Particulars of Claim. Consequently the defendant’s appeal was allowed and the claimant’s action failed. KEY POINTS There is a heavy…
LATE APPLICATION FOR DISCLOSURE AND EXPERT EVIDENCE REFUSED: STOPPED AT THE DOCK
The judgment of His Honour Judge Stephen Davies in (sitting as a judge of the High Court) in William Clark Partnership Limited -v- Dock St PCT Limited [2015] EWHC B5 (TCC) illustrates the problems caused when applications are made late….
