Kent and Others (Liquidators of La Banque Ville-Marie) v La Communautu Des Soeurs De Charitu De La Providence and Others: PC 20 Mar 1903

(Quebec) The liquidators of a bank had sued on a cause of action vested in the bank. The Canadian courts had refused leave to amend to add the bank as a plaintiff on appeal.
Held: The liquidators’ appeal succeeded. There was power to amend to allow an amendment to add the bank as a party and that it should have been exercised.

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[1903] UKPC 17, [1903] AC 220

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Cited – Irwin and Another v Lynch and Another CA 6-Oct-2010
The court considered an appeal against an order allowing an amendment outside the limitation period which would . .
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Updated: 20 August 2022; Ref: scu.419502