Hong Kong Regulations

EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION (RULES OF COURT) RULES - RULE 24

Interested party may be joined

(1) The court may at any stage of the proceedings, upon request made to it or
of its own motion, order that any person appearing to be interested be joined
in the proceedings.

(2) A person requesting such an order shall lodge with the registrar of the
court a notice of the request in writing and shall forthwith serve a copy of
the notice upon the parties or the other party to the proceedings, as the case
may be.

(3) Unless the court gives leave to the contrary, the copy of the notice
required by paragraph (2) shall be served at least 2 clear days before the
date named in the notice for hearing the request.

(4) Where the court refuses to make the order requested it may order the
person making the request to pay the costs incurred by his request. (L.N. 229
of 1986)