When can a party bring an application to amend their pleadings?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from MOBE Ltd. v Loudoun, 2017 BCSC 2668 (CanLII):
When a party brings an application to amend pleadings, it will normally be granted, so the real issue between the parties may be determined, and the controversy finally resolved, unless there is prejudice to the other side that cannot be compensated by costs: AG of Canada v. Ellis-Don Limited, 2000 BCCA 111 at para. 8.
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