Background
In the matter of Various Airfinance Leasing Companies and others v Saudi Arabian Airlines Corporation, the High Court presided over contested applications issued by the parties to amend their respective statements of case. The judgment contains a helpful breakdown of the factors that the court should apply to these applications.
The parties
The claimants were effectively the lessors of lease agreements relating to 50 aircraft, following the assignment of the leases by a third party. The defendant was the lessee pursuant to the lease agreements.