What is the test for setting a trial date for adding a party to the trial?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Dungate v. Dungate, 2015 BCSC 2225 (CanLII):
In this case, the trial is set for December 2015, and it is presently the end of October. In determining what is just and convenient, a court must consider whether adding a proposed party would effectively hijack the proceedings, by increasing the number of parties, issues and overall scope of the litigation with resulting costs and delay. That is discussed in Gladue v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 2010 BCSC 788 at para. 13.
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