What is the legal test for removing a party?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Jalalian-Ghayoumpour v Mobargha, 2018 BCSC 684 (CanLII):
There is little case law regarding the removal of a party. However, as the respondent submits, the law relating to the addition of parties pursuant to Rule 8-2(7)(b) and (c) should inform any decision to remove a party. In Lantzius v. Lantzius, 2015 BCSC 2066, at para. 21, Mr. Justice Kelleher commented on the proper approach to that rule:
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