When an existing pleading contains a broad allegation of negligence (such as 'failing to take reasonable precautions to avoid foreseeable risk of injury') that is read in the context of a narrative describing multiple contributing conditions, amendments adding specific particulars of those conditions may be characterised as further and better particulars rather than a new cause of action, even after the limitation period has expired. The characterisation depends on the context provided by the narrative paragraphs of the pleading, not merely the particulars of negligence read in isolation.
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