Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2005] All ER (D) 162 (Jul)
Court: Administrative Court
Judge:

Gouldring J

Representation Peter Maddox (instructed by Kearns & Co, Swansea) for the claimants.
  Philip Kolvin (instructed by Steven Quayle) for the authority.
Judgment Dates: 13 July 2005

Catchwords

Pleading - Amendment - Claim form - Judicial review - Claim originally alleging members of defendant local authority present at meeting - Claim based on factual error - Claimants applying to amend claim form to plead members' presence at earlier meeting - Whether amendment should be permitted.

The Case

The claimants were not permitted to amend their claim for judicial review, as they could have done so at a much earlier stage, and accordingly the challenge failed.

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