Palmali Shipping SA v Litasco SA (No 2) – QBD (Comm Ct) (Foxton J) [2021] EWHC 1161 (Comm) – 6 May 2021

Practice – Amendment of statement of case – Whether claimant entitled to further amend particulars of claim to advance new case – Whether court should order “short hearing” on issue of whether original claim was fraudulently advanced

The claimant (Palmali) applied for permission further to amend its particulars of claim in which it sought damages under what it contended was a long-term contract of affreightment with the defendant (Litasco).