Article 44. Participation of several plaintiffs or respondents in the case

A claim can be submitted jointly by several plaintiffs (co-plaintiffs) or to several respondents (co-respondents) at the same time.

Each plaintiff or respondent act independently with regards to the other party in the proceedings.

Co-participants are entitled to entrust the conducting of the case to one of their co-participants.

In case of impossibility to consider the case without participation of the other respondent, the court of first instance, before adopting a judgment, with the consent of the plaintiff (plaintiffs), shall attract another respondent (other respondents) to take part in the case.

If the legislation provides for mandatory participation in the case of another respondent, the court, on its own initiative, shall attract this respondent to take part in the case.

The court shall attract another respondent to take part in the case also at the request of the plaintiff.

Concerning an attraction or a refusal to attract another respondent to participation in the case a ruling shall be issued.

In case of attraction of another respondent to participation in the case, the consideration of the case shall be performed from the beginning.