Singapore Leading Case cause of action estoppelissue estoppelextended doctrinehenderson v henderson

Goh Nellie v Goh Lian Teck and others

[2006] SGHC 211; [2007] 1 SLR(R) 453

JurisdictionSingapore

CourtHigh Court of Singapore

Year2006

StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

Res judicata comprises cause-of-action estoppel, issue estoppel and the extended doctrine (abuse of process / rule in Henderson v Henderson); the extended doctrine requires a broad, merits-based judgment of whether the conduct is an abuse of process.

Area of Law

Civil Procedure, Conflicts & Arbitration

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