A DEFENDANT CAN RARELY (IF EVER) COMPEL A CLAIMANT TO JOIN OTHER DEFENDANTS TO AN ACTION: COURT OF APPEAL EXTRACTS CLAIMANT FROM A DIFFICULT SITUATION

In  Pawley v Whitecross Dental Care Ltd & Anor [2021] EWCA Civ 1827 the Court of Appeal overturned an order that allowed a defendant to add additional defendants to a claim.  Making such an order exposed the claimant to the need to make applications in relation to limitation and went against the...