                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

ADDITIONAL PARTIES (§ 8.01-581.2:1)

The judge of the circuit court hearing the case may grant leave to amend the
request for a review panel to add additional parties or causes of action in
furtherance of the ends of justice except where (i) the request for leave to
amend is made less than ten days before the date set for the review panel to
convene or for the hearing or (ii) the judge finds that the request for leave to
amend is without merit. If leave to amend is granted, the judge may, upon motion
of either party, stay the review panel proceedings or continue the trial, extend
the time for completion of discovery, filing of pleadings and other procedural
limitations periods, or enter such other orders as are appropriate to avoid
prejudice to the parties and to avoid unnecessary delay and duplication in the
proceedings.
		The statute of limitations as to any party added shall be tolled from the date
of the request until completion of the panel proceedings. Leave to add
additional parties to the review panel proceeding shall not be granted if the
judge finds that the applicable statute of limitations has expired with respect
to the new or additional parties or causes of action.

HISTORY: 1986, c. 227; 1993, c. 928.