Joseph v Spencer (No 2)

• 1. Practice and Procedure
  2. › Pleadings
  3. › Amendment of pleadings
  4. › Leave to amend summons
  5. › Whether amended pleadings disclosed reasonable cause of action
  6. › Whether arguable evidential basis for allegations of dishonesty, collusion and abuse of process
  7. › Dictates of justice
  8. › Whether applicant's changes in position caused significant injustice
  9. › Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 56, 57, 58, 64
  10. › Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 14.28
• 1. Practice and Procedure
  2. › Pleadings
  3. › Striking out pleadings
  4. › Allegations of fraud, dishonesty and collusion
  5. › Whether arguable evidential basis required
  6. › Whether serious allegations must be clearly and precisely identified
  7. › Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 14.28, 15.3, 15.4
• 1. Practice and Procedure
  2. › Costs
  3. › Costs of settled motions
  4. › Whether applicant should pay costs of strike out motions settled by consent
  5. › Whether offers of compromise relevant to costs
  6. › Whether applicant's conduct unreasonable
  7. › Costs of amendment application
  8. › Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 42.7(2)

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