28 Aug 2018
PLUMPTON v TERRY [2018] NZHC 2241
- Citation
- [2018] NZHC 2241
- Court
- High Court
The court granted leave to file the amended statement of claim because the proposed amendments (including the new eighth cause of action) did not unfairly prejudice the defendants and depended on pleaded facts; the defendants were given a fixed time to file an amended defence. The court dismissed the adjournment application because an adjournment of the three‑week trial would cause about a 12‑month delay and would not be in the interests of justice, but the court granted a limited extension for service of defendants' evidence and amended timetable directions to mitigate any prejudice.