What is the test to determine whether a third party action should be heard separately or within the main action?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Chief Joe Hall v. Canada Lands Company Limited, 2014 BCSC 2361 (CanLII):

In Schaper v. Sears Canada, 2000 BCSC 1575 at para. 19, Master Groves (as he then was), stated the test to be applied when the court considers whether to hear third party proceedings separately or within the main action:

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