Defining the limits to abuse of process: Lim Geok Lin Andy v Yap Jin Meng Bryan

• Main Author: QUEK ANDERSON, Dorcas
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2018
• Subjects: res judicata; abuse of process; virgin atlantic; issue estoppel; cause of action estoppel; Civil Procedure; Dispute Resolution and Arbitration
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/2598; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/4556/viewcontent/Case_Note_on_Lim_Geok_Lin_Andy_v_Yap_Jin_Meng_Bryan_accepted_version.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The abuse of process jurisdiction, which forms part of the doctrine of res judicata, is meant to uphold finality of litigation and prevent abusive litigation. While the jurisdiction has been applied to the original parties of earlier court proceedings, it could also prevent a person who was not part...