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202Including causes of action inconveniently etc
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202 Including causes of action inconveniently etc
(1) This rule applies if the court considers that including a cause of action
in a proceeding—
(a) may unfairly prejudice another party; or
(b) may delay the conduct of the proceeding; or
(c) is otherwise inconvenient.
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(a) order separate trials; or
(b) make any other order (including about costs) it considers
Examples for par (b)
1 an order for costs in favour of a party for attending a part of a trial in which
the party has no interest
2 an order relieving a party from attending a part of a trial in which the party has
no interest
3 an order staying the proceeding against a defendant until the trial between the
plaintiff and another defendant is decided, on condition that the defendant is
bound by the findings of fact in the trial against the other defendant
(3) The court may make an order under this rule on application by a
defendant to the proceeding or on its own initiative.