Where a statement of claim is struck out with leave to replead and the litigant avails themselves of that opportunity, no substantial injustice arises from the original strike-out decision, making leave to appeal that interlocutory decision unlikely to be granted. While allowances should be made for self-represented litigants in relation to strict compliance with pleading rules, those allowances cannot extend to the point where the pleading fails to give adequate notice to the other party of the case they have to meet.
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