Can a party bring their whole case forward at once?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Duprey et al v. Sandra Gibbs et al, 2019 BCCRT 622 (CanLII):
15. A party is required to bring their whole case forward at once. Unless special circumstances are demonstrated, a party is prevented from raising the same matter again in a second action, when it has already been decided or resolved, see Grandview v. Doering 1975 CanLII 16 (SCC).
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