# The Faculty Jurisdiction Rules 2015, Rule 27.6: Addition of parties

Extent: E

(1) A person who was not a party to the proceedings in the lower court may become a party to an appeal if the appeal court gives permission.
(2) The appeal court may only exercise its power if the person seeking to become a party could have been a party to the proceedings in the consistory court.
(3) An application for permission under paragraph (1) must be accompanied by a notice setting out—
(a) the basis on which it is said the person making the application could have been a party to the proceedings in the consistory court; and
(b) the matters which that person proposes to argue in the appeal.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/1568/rule/27.6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/faculty-jurisdiction-rules-2015/rule-27.6
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