What are the considerations for the court in an application to hear two or more actions at the same time?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from de Bonth v. Revenue Propertiers Co. Ltd. et al, 2000 BCSC 1594 (CanLII):

There is no disagreement that the considerations for the court in an application to hear two or more actions at the same time, are contained in Shah v. Bakken (1996), 20 B.C.L.R. (3d) 394.

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