Gordon Frazer & Co. Ltd. v. Lady Gymara Fernando – sllr 1980 volume 2 page 097

In the case between Gordon Frazer & Co. Ltd. and Lady Gymara Fernando, the court addressed the issue of whether representations made by the respondent to a third party could create an estoppel binding on the respondent in a landlord–tenant dispute, specifically concerning the right to amend pleadings under the Civil Procedure Code. It was concluded that the petitioner should be permitted to amend pleadings to set out particulars necessary for an estoppel defense, reiterating the principle that technicalities in the initial pleadings should not preclude a full investigation of material issues at trial. Reliance was placed on the Civil Procedure Code and related judicial precedents, underscoring the importance of ensuring substantive justice over procedural form, and clarifying that represen