Background: A lawsuit involving multiple parties related to the collapse of a deck at a residential property, resulting in personal injuries.
Facts:
Plaintiff: Bora Yenal.
Defendants: Gurdeep Sahota, Kamaljit Sahota, and others, including previous property owners Yajun Chen and Zi Li Chen.
Issues/Main Discussion: The plaintiff sought to amend the Notice of Civil Claim to add claims of negligent and fraudulent misrepresentation against the Chen defendants, who were former owners of the property.
Ruling: The court allowed the amendment, emphasizing the need for a generous approach to amendments and indicating that the Chen defendants had not shown that the claim had no reasonable prospect of success at trial.
Amount Awarded: The decision focused on procedural aspects, particularly the allowance of further amendments to the Notice of Civil Claim. No specific monetary judgment was awarded at this stage.
