Principle

CIVIL PROCEDURE – Res Judicata – Conflicting Judgments – Later Judgment Supersedes Earlier Judgment

Area of law
CIVIL PROCEDURE
Court
Supreme Court

Where conflicting judgments exist on the same issue, the latest in time constitutes res judicata. The later judgment supersedes the earlier. The principle resolves conflicts between successive judgments. Parties cannot rely on an earlier judgment that has been overtaken by a later inconsistent decision. The…

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