Principle

CIVIL PROCEDURE – Res Judicata – Issue Estoppel – Public Policy Foundation

Area of law
CIVIL PROCEDURE
Court
Supreme Court

Issue estoppel rests on public policy: preventing endless litigation, where a losing party revises evidence and engages new lawyers to retry the same issue. Without estoppel, litigation becomes a war of attrition—the wealthy or persistent may eventually prevail, not the just. The doctrine ensures finality,…

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