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  • 9 Sept 2009

    VSC BUILDING PRODUCTS CO LTD v. KONO INSURANCE LTD

    Citation
    VSC BUILDING PRODUCTS CO LTD v. KONO INSURANCE LTD
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA947/2005

    The application to amend was allowed in part: amendments asserting imputed knowledge (that the subcontractor's knowledge could be imputed to the plaintiff) and other minor amendments (including paragraph 3 and a plea of repudiation) were permitted because there was an arguable case and no real prejudice to the plaintiff given existing evidence and time before trial; amendments asserting actual knowledge and the novel legal proposition that a principal cannot rely on ignorance caused solely by lack of reporting systems were rejected for lack of sufficient evidence and authority.