How does the doctrine of abuse of process apply?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Sokolov v. The World Anti-Doping Agency, 2020 ONSC 704 (CanLII):
For the doctrine of abuse of process to apply, the original dispute need not have been fully adjudicated on its merits so long as the plaintiff had the opportunity to do so: Sauve v. Canada, 2002 FCT 721, at paras. 20-21.
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