(Year unknown) A res judicata estoppel will normally have effect between a plaintiff and defendant, but can also have effect between defendants. ‘In such a case three conditions are requisite: (1) There must be a conflict of interest between the defendants concerned; (2) It must be necessary to decide the conflict in order to give the plaintiff the relief he claims and (3) The question between the defendants must have been judicially decided’.’
Citations:
(Unknown)
Jurisdiction:
Commonwealth
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Cited – Sweetman v Nathan and others CA 25-Jul-2003
The claimant had been engaged with his solicitor in a fraudulent land transaction. He now sought to sue the solicitor for negligence. The solicitor replied that the claimant was unable to rely upon his own unlawful act to make a claim.
Held: . .
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Estoppel
Updated: 06 May 2022; Ref: scu.186010