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The High Court allowed a proposed all-spills causation amendment in Bille oil-spill litigation and granted permission for an aggravated damages amendment.
The court allowed an amendment to add a deceit claim, holding it was not arguably time-barred because loss from an unsecured guarantee arose only on demand.
The second gateway under s.35(6)(b) Limitation Act 1980 and CPR 19.6(3)(b) does not permit substitution of a defendant after expiry of the limitation period where the original claim was brought against the wrong party due to a mistake as to identity, not name. The original and new claims are not the same in substance because the identity of the defendant is a material element. The statutory scheme deliberately restricts the circumstances in which substitution is allowed after limitation, and the court has no general discretion to expand those circumstances.
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Ogunkami v Chia [2026] EWCA Civ 588 (13 May 2026)
The Court of Appeal dismissed a libel damages appeal, holding the claimant had not properly pleaded or proved foreign publication harm and refusing a late amendment.
The court granted permission to amend particulars of claim in a joint venture dispute, struck out the original particulars, and ordered the claimant to pay costs.
The Court of Appeal dismissed a libel damages appeal, holding the claimant had not properly pleaded or proved foreign publication harm and that £25,000 was adequate.
Appeal allowed in a costs dispute arising from strike out and summary judgment applications. The High Court held the appellant was the successful party, subject to a 25% reduction for late amendment.
The High Court dismissed an appeal against refusal to amend pleadings after limitation had expired in a medical negligence claim.
Blakeman v University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust [2026] EWHC 1089 (KB) (11 May 2026)
Appeal dismissed against refusal to amend pleadings after limitation expired. The proposed amendment was held to be a new claim based on different facts and a different alleged breach.
Williams v Wilkinson [2026] EWHC 1088 (KB) (08 May 2026)
The High Court refused a very late amendment in a clinical negligence claim, finding the new causation case uncertain, overdue, and likely to derail trial.
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