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Lee Tat Development Pte Ltd v MCST Plan No 301

[2009] 1 SLR(R) 875
JurisdictionSingapore
CourtSingapore Court of Appeal
Year2009
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Applies res judicata and the Henderson v Henderson extended doctrine of abuse of process in Singapore, barring relitigation of issues that could and should have been raised earlier.

Key Principle

res judicata and abuse of process; Henderson v Henderson doctrine applied in Singapore

Area of Law

procedure

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