What is the legal test for amending a pleading?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Douez v Facebook, Inc., 2019 BCSC 715 (CanLII):
The threshold for obtaining leave to amend a pleading is low. Leave to amend will usually be granted, subject to considerations such as delay, prejudice and the connection between the existing claim and a proposed new cause of action: Chouinard v. O’Connor, 2011 BCCA 121 at para. 13.
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