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Prejudice and lateness
  • 5 Jul 1996

    RE PLAYMATES INVESTMENTS LTD

    Citation
    RE PLAYMATES INVESTMENTS LTD
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCCW270/1994

    The court exercised its discretion to permit re-amendment because the proposed amendments raised matters necessary to decide the real controversy, abandonment of claims by prior omission is not irreversible and must be judged on the facts, and the Respondent/Opposing Contributories had not demonstrated prejudice that could not be compensated by costs. Discovery orders under O.24 r.3 were appropriate in winding-up proceedings and did not require the r.7 affidavit where the requests fall within r.3. Consequently the summons was granted in part with specified directions and timetables.