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Rule-15 - INTERVENTION

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PARTIES AND JOINDER
RULE 15
INTERVENTION
15.01Definition
For the purpose of this rule, court means the Court of King’s Bench, the Court of Appeal or a judge of the Court of King’s Bench or of the Court of Appeal.
2022-86
15.02Leave to Intervene as Added Party
(1)Where a person who is not a party claims
(a) an interest in the subject matter of a proceeding,
(b) that he may be adversely affected by a judgment in a proceeding, or
(c) that there exists between him and one or more of the parties a question of law or fact in common with a question in issue in a proceeding,
he may apply to the court by notice of motion for leave to intervene as an added party.
(2)On a motion under paragraph (1), the court shall consider whether or not the intervention will unduly delay or prejudice the determination of the rights of the parties to the proceeding and the court may add the person as a party to the proceeding and may make such order as to pleadings, production and discovery and impose such conditions as to costs or otherwise as may be just.
15.03Leave to Intervene as Friend of the Court
Any person may, with leave of the court or at the invitation of the court, and without becoming a party to the proceeding, intervene as a friend of the court for the purpose of rendering assistance to the court by way of argument.
Rule 15: 86-87