Res judicata or res iudicata, also known as claim preclusion, is the Latin term for judged matter, and refers to either of two concepts in common law...

is thus bound up with the doctrine of res judicata, which prevents (in the absence of statutory authority) the re-opening of a matter before the same court...

personal injury in a separate case. This is called res judicata or claim preclusion ("Res judicata" is the traditional name going back centuries; the...

between others) Res ipsa loquitur (The thing speaks for itself) Res judicata (A matter [already] judged) Res nullius (An unowned thing) Res publica (A public...

concept in criminal law - in civil law, a similar concept is that of res judicata. The double jeopardy protection in criminal prosecutions only bars an...

party to the contract. "Res inter alios" has a common meaning: "A matter between others is not our business." The doctrine of res inter alios acta is a...

one party and then cross-examined by the opposing party, followed by re-direct and re-cross. The judge can also ask questions of the witnesses during the...

or not. [A144] The president may reduce or commute sentences in all res judicata cases, except ones imposed by Supreme Court judges. The president, however...

Rules of Court and did not justify a departure from the doctrines of res judicata and functus officio. Justice Khampepe again wrote on behalf of a seven-member...

the first suit does not cause defendant to forsake the protection of res judicata (and by extension, of CE). A judgment need not be correct to preclude...