Joinder in proceedings involving common questions etc
9.02 Joinder in proceedings involving common questions etc
Two or more persons may be joined (as applicants or respondents) in any proceeding:
if separate proceedings by or against each of them would give rise to a common question of fact or of mixed fact and law; or
if all rights to relief claimed in the originating application are in respect of, or arise out of, the same transaction or series of transactions; or
by leave of the Court.
Leave under paragraph (1)(c) may be granted before or after the originating application is filed.
If 2 or more persons are joined under subrule (1), the Court may at any stage of the proceedings order that proceedings by or against any party or parties be conducted separately.
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