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…A party may, without the leave of the court, amend any of his pleadings once at any time before the pleadings are closed. 2.…

…On the question of when pleadings are deemed to have closed, Rule 3 provides useful guidance.…

…A party may, without the leave of the court, amend any of his pleadings once at any time before the pleadings are closed. 2.…

…On the question of when pleadings are deemed to have closed, Rule 3 provides useful guidance.…

…It is undisputed that the pleadings are closed. Order 8 Rule 1(1) permits a party to amend pleadings without leave of the court only if this is done before the close of pleadings.…

…Once pleadings are closed, leave of the court is required for any amendment.…

…Finally, it is their case that since parties are bound by their pleadings, no party can procure any order in a suit that has not been pleaded in the substantive pleadings and finally that the cited statutory provisions do…

…The importance of pleadings to the integrity of litigation is beyond controversy.…

…With due utmost respect, the pleadings herein are over lengthy. Therefore, the issues by the Respondent cannot even be considered in the light of such a plaint.…

…These matters, had due diligence been exercised, ought to have been included in the pleadings at that juncture. 13.…

…He also argues that determining the sub judice claim would necessitate a factual comparison of pleadings in related suits.…

…Similarly, the sub judice objection involves a legal comparison of pleadings and reliefs sought in the respective suits.…

…Counsel submitted that the 3rd defendant would be highly prejudiced by the amendment which would bring in new claims that were not part of the original pleadings. Analysis 8.…

…I have carefully considered all the pleadings, submissions and authorities cited by rival parties in support of their cases.…

…Order 2 Rule 13 of the Civil Procedure Rules provides that; “The pleadings in a suit shall be closed fourteen days after service of the reply or defence to counterclaim, or, if neither is served, fourteen days after service…

…I therefore concur with the petitioners that technically, pleadings had not closed and as such, the petitioners did not require leave to amend the petition. 5.…

…Juma, appearing for the 1st and 6th defendants, clarified that he had no objection to the amended pleadings being admitted to the record.…

…The statutory provisions governing the amendment of pleadings are set out under Order 8 of the Civil Procedure Rules, 2010.…

…The applicant’s case is that they had instructed new counsel in the matter, who upon coming on record had reviewed the pleadings filed, and advised that it was necessary to amend the same so as to assist this Honourable Court…

…The respondent argues that the amendment would result in undue delay in the hearing and determination of this matter as it may even re-open the pleadings.…

…I have considered the application dated 11th November 2025, brought by the plaintiffs seeking leave to serve summons and pleadings upon the 2nd defendant outside the jurisdiction of this court.…

…I am further persuaded that the plaintiffs have disclosed sufficient cause in the plaint and accompanying documents to justify service of summons and pleadings upon the 2nd defendant. 3.…

…By necessary inference, only pleadings properly so-called ought to be charged under this heading.…

…rather than original pleadings.…

…Where a matter has not progressed beyond the pleadings stage, the intellectual input expended by counsel must necessarily be regarded as limited. 12.…

…From the uncontested evidence on record, the Advocate had no notice of the Client’s defence and did not lodge any pleadings in preparation for hearing beyond the Plaint.…

…Parties canvassed the application by way of written submissions which I have considered together with the pleadings, evidence and authorities submitted by rival parties. 9.…

…It provides as follows:- Any party may at any stage of a suit, where admission of facts has been made, either on the pleadings or otherwise, apply to the court for such judgment or order as upon such admissions he may be…

…I have carefully considered the pleadings, written submissions and authorities cited by rival parties to this dispute.…

…this rule, the court may at any stage of the proceedings, on such terms as to costs or otherwise as may be just and in such manner as it may direct, allow any party to amend his pleadings.” 17.…

…The inspection was eventually conducted in October 2020, and the amended pleadings were served in February 2021. The matter was certified ready for hearing in November 2021. 6.…

…I have carefully considered the pleadings and submissions filed by the parties.…

…In a ruling dated 20th March the two suits were consolidated and the parties were granted leave to amend their pleadings.…

…This was on 16th April 2021 after which the 1st defendant filed an application dated 3rd May 2021 seeking to strike out the plaintiff’s pleadings against it.…

…Whether there was proper service of the pleadings and ruling notice on the client by the advocate with respect to Misc. App. No. E628 of 2022. ii.…

…The email address to which all these pleadings were served was nyoxiii@gmail.com. 13.…

…I have carefully considered the pleadings and the rival submissions as well as the authorities cited by Counsel in support of their depositions.…

…The Court has been left groping in the dark and the best that I can do is to rely on the pleadings before me. 10.…

…The court has considered these submissions alongside the pleadings, authorities and evidence filed by the parties.…

…Additionally, Order 8 Rule 3(1) of the Civil Procedure Rules provides the court with the discretion to allow amendments to pleadings.…