3 Jun 2013
SHAFQAT ALI v. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE sued for and on behalf of CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT
- Citation
- SHAFQAT ALI v. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE sued for and on behalf of CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCCJ2852/2011
The court refused leave to amend paragraph 2(a) of the Amended Statement of Claim and to file the Supplemental Witness Statement insofar as they introduced a materially different factual matrix at the first day of trial because the amendments were late, raised a new story that would cause grave prejudice and likely require adjournment, and the plaintiff offered no adequate explanation; limited amendments to paragraphs 2(b) and 4 and the Amended Reply were allowed where the defendant did not object, and a separate supplemental witness statement was allowed in limited form to be filed within pr…