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HIS HONOUR JUDGE RAYNOR QC sitting as a Judge of the High Court ____________________
Mr Neil Berragan (instructed by Walker Smith Way) for S P Manweb plc Mr Andrew Singer (instructed by DWF LLP) for Amec plc Mr G Maynard-Connor (instructed by Halliwells LLP) for United Utilities plc Mr Simon Lofthouse QC (instructed by Dundas & Wilson LLP) for Enpure Limited ____________________
(b) In the case of a claim involving a new party, if the addition or substitution of the new party is necessary for the determination of the original action.
(6) The addition or substitution of a new party shall not be regarded for the purposes of sub-section (5)(b) above as necessary for the determination of the original action unless either:-
(3) The court may allow an amendment to correct a mistake as to the name of a party, but only where the mistake was genuine and not one which would cause reasonable doubt as to the identity of the party in question.
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