Leave to appeal against interlocutory pleading orders will be refused where the pleading process is incomplete and the applicant cannot demonstrate substantial injustice, as the applicant can challenge the final form of the pleadings once settled. A plaintiff ordered to pay costs of an amendment application cannot avoid the costs order by arguing that the deficiency in the pleading was raised by the judge rather than the opposing party, where the plaintiff accepts the correctness of the judge's identification of the deficiency.
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