What is the test for amendment to Rule 132 of the Rules of Civil Procedure?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Johnston v. Westfair Foods Ltd., 2002 ABQB 197 (CanLII):
An amendment under Rule 132 will be allowed when no injustice will result, the amendment is meritorious, not intended to embarrass the other party and plead with sufficient particularity. An amendment should not, however, be granted when an opposing party would be seriously and “irremediably injured”: Ilic v. Calgary Sun, supra at paragraph 11. (b) The Defence of Qualified Privilege
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