Can estoppel prevent a litigant from pursuing a cause of action that was or should have been subject to a previous proceeding?
Prince Edward Island, Canada
The following excerpt is from Heijs v Breuker, 2020 PECA 7 (CanLII):
Cause of action estoppel prevents a litigant from pursuing a matter (cause of action) that was or should have been subject of a previous proceeding (Erschbamer v. Wallster, 2013 BCCA 76, at para. 12).
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