Farro and Goff and Ors

In *Farro and Goff and Ors*, Foster J of the Supreme Court of New South Wales was required to determine an application to remove certain respondents from the proceedings. The applicants sought this removal, and the court considered the grounds upon which such an order could be made.

The central legal issue before the court was whether the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Respondents were properly joined as parties to the litigation and, if not, whether they should be removed from the proceedings. This involved an assessment of the applicants' claims against these respondents and the necessity of their continued participation in the case.

Foster J reasoned that the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Respondents were not necessary parties to the proceedings. The court applied principles relating to the joinder and removal of parties, determining that the claims against these respondents lacked a sufficient nexus to the main dispute or that their involvement was otherwise inappropriate. Consequently, the court ordered the removal of the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Respondents from the proceedings. The court also made orders regarding the making of any applications for costs arising from this decision, requiring written submissions to be filed within specified timeframes.