Mackinnon Mackenzie & Co. v. Grindlays Bank Ltd. – sllr 1986 volume 2 page 272

In the case between Mackinnon Mackenzie & Co. (plaintiff-appellant) and Grindlays Bank Ltd. (defendant-respondent), the court addressed whether a proposed amendment to the pleadings—specifically, correcting the property description to reflect all relevant assessment numbers—should be permitted. The holding determined that the amendment constituted a bona fide correction of a misdescription rather than an introduction of a new cause of action, and as such, ought to be allowed. This upheld the principle that courts possess discretionary authority to permit necessary amendments to ensure comprehensive and just adjudication, in accordance with Sections 93, 146, and 34 of the Civil Procedure Code. Citing established precedents, the decision underlined that adherence to substantive justice outwe