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230 Removing parties
(1) The court may order that a person be removed as a party to a
proceeding if the person—
(a) has been inappropriately or unnecessarily included as a party; or
(b) has stopped being an appropriate or necessary party.
Changing parties Division 2.4.3
Rule 231
(2) The court may make an order under this rule—
(a) at any stage of the proceeding; and
(b) on application by a party to the proceeding or on its own
initiative; and
(c) whether the person to be removed is a plaintiff or defendant.