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Duty of courts to grant necessary amendments in the interest of justice
Effect of an amendment
Effect of filing amended court processes outside the time limited by the court
Meaning of an amendment
Need for the court to hear parties before granting an amendment of a court process
Principles governing amendment of court processes
The aim of amendment
The essence of amendment of court processes
The principle that an amendment dates back to when the document amended was filed
What courts must consider before granting an amendment of the name on a court process
When an amendment takes effect
When an amendment will not be granted
Whether a court has power to amend processes suo motu and the principles that should guide the court
Whether a court which granted an amendment can revisit same
Whether a fundamentally defective document can be cured by an amendment
Whether an amendment can be made to bring the application for interlocutory injunction forward as if it was filed together with the application for interim injunction
Whether an amendment changing the date of filing any of two motions and ipso facto the order in which the motions were filed can be made as a matter of course
Whether an amendment will not be granted simply because it introduces a new cause of action
Whether an applicant has to show the error or defect in the court process sought to be cured by the amendment
Whether an incompetent process can be amended
Whether a party is at liberty to amend its processes including the originating process at any stage of proceedings before judgment
Whether courts have the power to amend the writ of summons to reflect the correct name or capacity in which the plaintiff is suing
Whether failure to file an amended writ and the frontloaded process along with an amended statement of claim renders the processes before the court incompetent
Whether it can be too late to amend court processes
Whether the court can set a time limit to grant an amendment
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