GOH HONG WAH v GOH YONG FEN PIHAK TERKILAN GOH HOCK GIN
Catchwords
Civil Procedure — Joinder of parties — Application to add company as defendant in counterclaim — Trust deeds naming company as beneficiary challenged in counterclaim — Whether company a necessary or proper party — Whether presence required for complete adjudication of dispute — Order 15 rule 6 Rules of Court 2012. Civil Procedure — Amendment of pleadings — Consequential amendment following joinder of party — Amendment to align pleadings with relief sought against newly joined defendant — Whether amendment bona fide — Whether amendment necessary to determine real issues in controversy — Order 20 rule 5 Rules of Court 2012. Civil Procedure — Interlocutory applications — Applications filed within case management timeline — Whether delay established — Whether prejudice caused to opposing parties. Civil Procedure — Counterclaim — Declaratory relief challenging validity of trust deeds — Instruments naming third party beneficiary — Whether court may determine validity of instruments in absence of beneficiary. Civil Procedure — Costs — Joinder and amendment allowed — Responding parties not opposing applications on merits — Whether costs should follow event or be costs in the cause.
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