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TCC considers permission for late re-amendments to statement of case in emergency network contract dispute (Airwave v Secretary of State)

Published on: 14 February 2025

Table of contents

  • What are the practical implications of this case?
  • What was the background?
  • What did the court decide?
  • Case details

Article summary

Public Law analysis: This case involved a ‘late’ application for permission to re-amend an Amended Defence. The court refused permission for re-amendments that raised largely historic issues and of no direct relevance to the defendants' case. However, the court permitted re-amendments that had a real prospect of success provided that the defendants re-phrased them as a concise summary of the particular allegation. The court also clarified that proposed re-amendments comprising broad references to documents are not appropriate for concise particulars. While the court confirmed the application was late, it did not consider it a very late application (ie one that prejudiced the trial listing) as concise re-amendments of the particulars would not threaten the existing trial dates with appropriate case management. Written by Lauren Hamilton (partner) and Francesca Puig (associate) at Addleshaw Goddard LLP.

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