| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2009] All ER (D) 130 (Apr) |
| Court: | Chancery Division |
| Judge: | Proudman J |
| Representation | Philip Marshall QC and Daniel Lightman (instructed by Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP) for the claimants. |
| Mark Howard QC and Colin West (instructed by Addleshaw Goddard LLP) for the defendants. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 3 April 2009 |
Catchwords
Pleading - Amendment - Application for leave to amend - Claimant bringing action for conspiracy to injure by unlawful means - Claimant seeking leave to amend loss pleaded - Whether court should exercise discretion to permit amendment - Whether amendment amounting to abuse of process.
The Case
Pleading Amendment. Chancery Division: At a pre-trial review, the court declined to permit the claimant to amend its claim in respect of the valuation of loss allegedly suffered where the application had been made at a late stage and where the new valuation was unparticularised. The court granted the orders for specific disclosure which the defendants sought, on the facts of the case.
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