Issue estoppel created by consent judgments: Dissonance between the principles underlying settlement and court decisions

Issue estoppel created by consent judgments: Dissonance between the principles underlying settlement and court decisions

This paper discusses theapplication of the concept of issue estoppel to consent judgments. Four HighCourt decisions have reached conflicting conclusions on this topic and createdconsiderable conceptual difficulties. The paper discusses the underlyingreasons for the differences in these decisions, fo...

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Main Author: QUEK ANDERSON, Dorcas
Format: text
Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2017
Subjects:
res judicata
issue estoppel
cause of action estoppel
settlement
consent judgments
consent orders
Courts
Dispute Resolution and Arbitration
Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research_smu/81
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1080&context=sol_research_smu
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English

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https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1080&context=sol_research_smu

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