{"issue_text":"Whether the defendant's wilful non-compliance with court directions and dishonest alteration of documents warrants striking out the defence","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Defendant's legal practitioner altered agreed pre-trial minute and failed to comply with court directions"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The plaintiff sued the defendant for unpaid valuation fees of $102,665.75. During pre-trial conference proceedings, the defendant's legal practitioner dishonestly altered the agreed pre-trial issues by inserting the specific amount claimed into an issue about whether there was agreement on the valuation fee amount, despite this not having been agreed upon.
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