--(1) This rule applies where a party is to be added or substituted.
--(2) A party may add a new party to proceedings without permission at any time before a case management conference.
--(3) The court may add a new party to proceedings if-
----(a) it is desirable to add the new party so that the court can resolve all the matters in dispute in the proceedings; or
----(b) there is an issue involving the new party which is connected to the matters in dispute in the proceedings and it is desirable to add the new party so that the court can resolve that issue.
--(4) The court may order any person to cease to be a party if it considers that it is not desirable for that person to be a party to the proceedings.
--(5) The court may order a new party to be substituted for an existing one if-
----(a) the existing party's interest or liability has passed to the new party; and
----(b) the court can resolve the matters in dispute more effectively by substituting the new party for the existing party.
--(6) The court may add or substitute a party at a case management conference.
--(7) The court may not add a party after a case management conference on the application of an existing party unless that party can satisfy the court that the addition is necessary because of some change in circumstances which became known after the case management conference.
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