217Including parties inconveniently etc

217 Including parties inconveniently etc (1) If the court considers that including a party to a proceeding may unfairly prejudice another party, may delay the conduct of the proceeding or is otherwise inconvenient, it may— (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 (2) The court may make an order under this rule on application by a party to the proceeding (other than a plaintiff) or on its own initiative. Rule 218