Can a proceeding be an abuse of process where there have been multiple and successive proceedings arising from the same facts?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Taylor v. The Law Society of British Columbia, 2010 BCSC 1098 (CanLII):
A proceeding can be an abuse of process where there have been multiple and successive proceedings arising from the same facts even where the petitioner or plaintiff honestly believes that other decisions were wrong and he or she was not treated fairly: Budgell v. Oppal, 2007 BCSC 991, aff’d 2008 BCCA 349.
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