Is there an exception to res judicata in the context of fraud and new evidence?
Canada (Federal), Canada
The following excerpt is from Ariaratnam v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2002 CanLII 47116 (CA IRB):
The case law is clear that the existence of special circumstances such as fraud or new evidence are an exception to res judicata. See Cobb v. Holding Lumber Co. (1977), 79 O.L.R. (3d) 332 (B.C.S.C.)
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