Hemi v Ritchie - Whaanga 1D1D Roadway (2025) 282 Waikato Maniapoto MB 9 (282 WMN 9) [pdf, 745 KB]
...law on res judicata as provided for in Shiels v Blakely:39 [54] Estoppel per rem judicatam, or res judicata, arises where a party seeks to re- litigate a cause of action, or an issue, which has previously been determined. When res judicata is pleaded to an entire cause of action it is generally referred to as a cause of action estoppel. However, if it is raised only as to some particular point which it is alleged was directly in issue and finally determined by an earlier decision, i...