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Circumstances under which a court may grant or refuse leave to amend pleadings

Conditions for making amendments at any stage of the trial

Effect of filing an amended pleading more than a year after leave was granted

Essence of amendment of pleadings

Factors the court will take into consideration in considering an application for amendment of pleadings

Grant of an amendment as a matter of discretion

Grounds for the refusal of an application to amend pleadings

How the court exercises its discretion in deciding whether to grant leave to a party to amend his pleadings.

How to determine whether an amendment is overreaching

Instances where an amendment of pleadings will be allowed

Instances where an amendment of pleadings will not be allowed

Power of a Judge to amend pleadings

Principles applicable to the amendment of pleadings

Principles governing amendment of pleadings

Proper approach to the amendment of pleadings

Purpose of Amendment of Pleadings

Rationale for allowing amendments

The guiding principle in applications for amendment of pleadings

The test as to whether a proposed amendment should be allowed

When amendment of pleadings will be allowed on appeal

When amendment of pleadings would be allowed

When leave may be granted for a party to amend his pleadings

Whether a defendant will be granted leave to amend his statement of defence to defeat a pending motion of the plaintiff

Whether amendment can be made at any stage of the proceedings

Whether amendment of pleadings can be made at any stage of the proceedings

Whether an amendment of pleadings will be allowed after the expiration of the statutory period of limitation

Whether an amendment of pleadings will be allowed where the defendant can plead admission by inadvertence or mistake or his former solicitor’s omission or negligence

Whether an amendment of pleadings will be granted in order to bring the pleadings in line with the evidence adduced

Whether an amendment of pleadings will be refused because the grant of the amendment will defeat or undermine an earlier application for judgment on admission

Whether an amendment seeking the withdrawal of an admission will be allowed

Whether an amendment will be granted automatically where the opposing party states that he is not opposed to the grant

Whether an application for amendment of pleadings can be granted as a matter of course

Whether an application for leave to amend pleadings will be granted where it will lead to new issues for determination being raised

Whether a party can amend pleadings without leave of court after pleadings are closed

Whether a party can apply to amend his pleading to correct mistakes and inconsistencies in his case

Whether a party can withdraw a pleading previously made by means of an amendment

Whether a party will be permitted to amend his case to plead that he is the only one person parading as a group of persons

Whether failure to file amended pleadings within the time stipulated in the order renders the amendment void

Whether the court can amend any kind of mistake

Whether the court may allow an amendment of pleadings so as to bring those pleadings in line with the inference drawn by the court from the evidence as a whole

Whether the court will allow the amendment or re-amendment of pleadings at any stage of the proceedings

Whether the court will permit an amendment which introduces a completely new case or defence

Whether the defendant can amend his defence after the plaintiff has closed his case

Whether the defendant will be allowed to amend his statement of defence to plead limitation after the close of pleadings

Whether the trial court or the Court of Appeal can , on its own motion, amend a claim or the endorsement on a statement of claim

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