Article 41. Participation in the Case of Several Applicants and Defendants

A claim may be brought jointly by several applicants or against several defendants.

Each of the applicants and defendants shall act independently in the proceedings in relation to the other party.

Procedural partners may entrust the conduct of the case to one of the partners.

If it is impossible to consider the case without the participation of another defendant, the court of first instance, prior to making a decision with the consent of the applicant, shall involve this defendant in the case.

If the legislation provides for the mandatory participation in the case of another defendant, the court shall involve this defendant in the case on its own initiative.

The court shall have the right to involve another defendant in the case at the request of the applicant too. A determination shall be issued on the involvement or refusal to involve another defendant in the case.

Where another defendant brought to participate in the case, the case shall be considered from the beginning.