A party seeking leave to appeal against a refusal to strike out a pleading must demonstrate substantial prejudice from the pleading remaining, not merely that the pleading is arguably deficient. Where the impugned pleading would not substantially increase the duration or cost of the action, leave to appeal is unlikely to be granted. The question of what constitutes a sufficient 'immediate and necessary relation' for the unclean hands defence remains unsettled.
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