Principle

CIVIL PROCEDURE – Pleadings – Amendment of Pleadings – Principles Governing Amendment on Appeal

Area of law
CIVIL PROCEDURE
Court
Supreme Court

Amendment allows correction of slips, blunders, errors, and counsel's inadvertence in the interest of justice. The court favours allowing amendments to bring the real controversy into focus, provided the opponent's rights are not unduly compromised. Amendments may be made informally before service; after service, by…

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