(1) A party may, in any pleading, make inconsistent allegations of fact if the pleading makes it clear that the allegations are pleaded in the alternative.
(2) A party shall not in any pleading make any allegation of fact, or raise any new claim, inconsistent with any allegation made or claim raised in a previous pleading by that party.
(3) Paragraph (2) shall not affect the right of a party to amend, or apply for leave to amend, that party's previous pleading so as to plead the allegations or claims in the alternative.