Is it an abuse of process to allow an Application to proceed where the applicant has signed a full and final release?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Zehr v. London District Catholic School Board, 2014 HRTO 1300 (CanLII):
This Tribunal has found that it would be an abuse of process to allow an Application to proceed where the applicant has signed a full and final release, in the absence of exceptional circumstances: O’Regan v. Firestone Textiles, 2010 HRTO 502; Perricone v. Fabco Plastics Wholesale, 2010 HRTO 1655; Cuba v. Global Egg Corporation, 2011 HRTO 1121.
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