Civil Procedure - Application to strike out amended statement of case – Parties to
litigation must have mental capacity - Words “incapable of managing his or her
own affairs” not defined in Mental Health Act or Civil Procedure Rules - Court may
put matters right in keeping with the overriding objective – Order is retrospective
to date of commencement of the claim – Amendment to pleadings overtakes
original pleadings
Case Number
SU2019CV02579
Presiding Judge
Year
Neutral Citation
[2024] JMSC Civ 128
Date of Delivery