Read the full judgment text of FCMC 17127/2014 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 7 February 2018 before Her Honour Judge Grace Chan.
Matrimonial proceedings – amendment of pleadings – late application – case management – Order 20 rule 8(1) – Order 1A – Ketteman principles – balancing exercise – prejudice – costs reserved – Petitioner sought to amend summons and points of claim to include additional stock accounts and fund transfers – Application made more than 2 months late after deadline for interlocutory applications – Court applied balancing exercise considering Ketteman principles and post-CJR objectives – Delay did not automatically lead to dismissal but required consideration of all relevant factors – Amendments allowed to clarify existing issues and ascertain size of matrimonial pot – Costs reserved for argument
Legal issues: Test for amendment of pleadings · Delay and exceptional circumstances · Prejudice and necessity of amendments
Outcome: Application to amend pleadings/summons allowed; costs reserved.
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