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176Joinder of defendants
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### 176 Joinder of defendants
> > (1) If a plaintiff or applicant claims to be entitled to relief in respect of, or arising out of, a transaction, a set of circumstances or a series of transactions involving a question of law or fact common to 2 or more persons –
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> > > > (a) those persons may be joined as defendants against whom relief is claimed jointly, severally or in the alternative; and
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> > > > (b) those persons may be so joined notwithstanding that the joinder involves the joinder of different causes of action.
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> > (2) The Court or a judge may in any case order the name of any person joined under [subrule (1)](#GS176@Gs1@EN) to be struck out of the proceedings.