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Attitude of the courts to amendment of pleadings

Conditions for making amendments at any stage of the trial

Duty of counsel who applies to amend his pleadings

Effect of failure to amend pleadings within the stipulated time

Factors to be considered in the grant of leave to amend pleadings

How the discretion to grant or refuse an amendment of pleadings should be exercised

Instances when an amendment of pleadings will not be granted

Principles guiding the amendment of pleadings on appeal

Reasons for the amendment of pleadings

The condition to be satisfied for the allowing of an amendment of pleadings

The principle that what was before the amendment will no longer be material for the determination of the rights of the parties once an application for amendment is granted

The principle that where a plaintiff amends his statement of claim but the defendant fails to amend their statement of defence, they are deemed to rely on their original statement of defence

The purpose of granting an amendment

The test for the amendment of pleadings on appeal

When an amendment will be granted on appeal

When an amendment will be refused

Whether a High Court can grant amendments of the pleadings after the close of the case before judgment

Whether an amendment can be granted to pleadings any time before judgment

Whether an amendment can be made at any time

Whether an amendment of pleadings can be used to afford an opportunity to the party which sought to regularize the evidence on record by an amendment to reopen his case

Whether an amendment will be allowed on appeal

Whether an amendment will be granted where it seeks to prejudice the opponent’s case or to do any injury to it

Whether an amendment will be granted where it will overreach the other party

Whether an appellate court has the jurisdiction to amend the pleadings of either party

Whether a party can apply to amend his writ to correct mistakes and inconsistencies in his case and also to plead important facts which have come to his knowledge

Whether leave to amend will be granted after the expiry of any relevant period of limitation

whether or not an application to amend a defence to include a plea of the limitation statute can be allowed even at the trial

Whether the court can grant amendments after the close of a case

Whether the court will grant amendment to set up a different cause of action

Whether the issue of amendment is a continuous one

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