18 Jun 1993
The LANKA MUDITHA (Owners of Cargo) v. The LANKA MUDITHA (Owners of Ship)
- Citation
- The LANKA MUDITHA (Owners of Cargo) v. The LANKA MUDITHA (Owners of Ship)
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV66/1993
The Court upheld the trial judge's discretion to refuse late discovery and to decline amendments that would risk the trial timetable; where applications for discovery or to plead new defences would necessitate adjournment and were made very shortly before trial, refusal was proper to prevent undue delay and protect the court diary.