Can a plaintiff's pleadings be amended to add plaintiffs after the expiry of the limitation period?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from University Students' Council of the University of Western Ontario v. Assn. of Student Councils (Canada), 2001 CanLII 28373 (ON SC):
I have reviewed the case of Basarsky v. Quinlan, supra and the jurisprudence which followed. The case law establishes that under “special circumstances” pleadings can be amended to set up new causes of action or add plaintiffs, even after the expiry of a limitation period.
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