An appellate court will not interfere with a trial judge's discretionary decision to grant leave to amend pleadings in commercial litigation where the applicant's complaints are essentially about the weight given to particular factors. The case management powers under ss 47 and 48 of the Civil Procedure Act 2010 (Vic) justify a trial judge's active intervention in settling the form of pleadings in complex commercial disputes, including paragraph-by-paragraph rulings on proposed amendments.
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