Magistrates' Courts Act, 1944 (Act No. 32 of 1944)RegulationsRules Regulating the Conduct of the Proceedings on the Magistrates' Courts of South Africa28. Intervention, joinder and consolidation of actions |
| (1) | The court may, on application by a person desiring to intervene in any proceedings and having an interest therein, grant leave to such person to intervene on such terms as it may deem fit. |
| (2) | The court may, on application by any party to any proceedings, order that another person shall be added either as a plaintiff or applicant or as a defendant or respondent on such terms as it may deem fit. |
| (3) | A plaintiff may join several causes of action in the same action and the court may at the conclusion of the proceedings make such order as to costs as it deems fit. |
| (4) | Where there has been a joinder of causes of action or of parties, the court may on the application of any party at any time order that separate trials be held either in respect of some or all of the causes of action or some or all of the parties; and the court may on such application make such order as it deems fit. |
| (5) | Where separate actions have been instituted and it appears to the court convenient to do so, it may upon the application of any party thereto and after notice to all interested parties, make an order consolidating such actions, whereupon— |
| (a) | the said actions shall proceed as one action; |
| (b) | the provision of this rule shall mutatis mutandis apply with regard to the action so consolidated; and |
| (c) | the court may make any order which it deems fit with regard to the further procedure, and may give one judgment disposing of all matters in dispute in the said actions. |