Principle

CIVIL PROCEDURE — Estoppel — Res Judicata — Ingredients for Application

Area of law
CIVIL PROCEDURE
Court
Supreme Court

Res judicata requires three identities: (1) identity of parties (or their privies); (2) identity of issues; and (3) identity of subject-matter. All three must be present. If any is missing, the plea fails. The previous judgment must be final and on the merits. The principle…

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