Is Esquimalt permitted to amend its pleadings?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Seenupin v. British Columbia, 2014 BCSC 1836 (CanLII):
Esquimalt submits that the amendments to pleadings should be allowed, as they are necessary to ensure that all matters at issue between the parties can be properly determined. Esquimalt submits that amendments to pleadings should be allowed unless permitting the amendment would unduly prejudice the defence of the action: Levy v. Petaquilla Minerals Ltd., 2012 BCSC 776; T.J.A. V. R.K.M., 2011 BCSC 820.
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