16 Nov 1999
ORIENTAL PRESS GROUP LTD. AND ANOTHER v. NEXT MAGAZINE PUBLISHING LTD. AND OTHERS
- Citation
- ORIENTAL PRESS GROUP LTD. AND ANOTHER v. NEXT MAGAZINE PUBLISHING LTD. AND OTHERS
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA13058/1995
The court exercised its discretion to allow the plaintiffs to amend the reply to introduce the 2nd article because its probative relevance to malice outweighed the potential oppression or unfairness to the defendants; the defendants were prepared to meet the allegation and unexplained delay did not suffice to deny amendment in the circumstances.