What is the test for an application to add parties?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from ResourceEye Services Inc. v. Atrum Coal Groundhog Inc., 2015 BCSC 821 (CanLII):
The discretion to add parties should be exercised generously to allow the effective determination of the issues without delay, inconvenience or separate trials. However, if the allegations are frivolous, the application ought not to be allowed: Ipsos S.A. et al v. Angus Reid et al, 2005 BCSC 1114, at para. 107.
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