EAT PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Amendment
Decision on hearing under rule 3 (10) – Observations on approach to grant of leave to amend Notice of Appeal at hearings under that rule.
The first notice of appeal had included allegations of bias. Much work was undertaken to look into and document the allegations. It was rejected. A second notice was then entered making a new set of allegations. Yet more work was required. That also was rejected. On an oral application a further ground was advanced, which was allowed to go forward.
Where a new point arises on a litigant in person first receiving professinal assistanace at the EAT, it will generally be in the interests of justice
Judges:
Underhill P J
Citations:
[2011] UKEAT 0116 – 11 – 0109
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Khudados v Leggate and others EAT 16-Feb-2005
Application was made to make extensive amendments to the notice of appeal.
Held: The application was refused. The EAT practice guide required an application for an amendment to be made as soon as its necessity became apparent. The applicant . .
Cited – Ladbrokes Racing Ltd v Traynor EAT 3-Oct-2007
ladbrokes_traynorEAT2007
Practice and Procedure: Amendment
Appeal from what was described by a Tribunal as an ‘order’ granting Claimant leave to amend in the course of the hearing on evidence in a claim for unfair dismissal. Claimant seeking to cross examine in . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
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Updated: 20 September 2022; Ref: scu.445655