Publisher Citation: [2005] All ER (D) 181 (Mar)
Court: Chancery Division
Judge:

David Richards J

Representation Kenneth Munro (instructed by Wedlake Saint, Redbourn) for the claimant.
  Martin Dray (instructed by Lawrence Graham LLP) for the defendants.
Judgment Dates: 10 March 2005

Catchwords

Practice and procedure - Parties - Joinder - Application to join parties as defendants to action - CPR 19.2, SI 1998/3132.

The Case

On an application pursuant to CPR19.2, SI1998-3132, to join eight further defendants as parties to the instant proceedings, the court held that it was appropriate to join all persons with an interest in the right of way at issue and whose interests were affected by the declarative relief sought. Accordingly, the application would be allowed.

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