What is the test for estoppel, cause of action and abuse of process?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from Sabery v Robah, 2016 CanLII 152070 (ON SCSM):

In McIntyre v. Richardson Estate, 2012 BCSC 1347 (CanLII)[“McIntyre”] Madam Justice Wedge had this to say about issue estoppel, cause of action estoppel and abuse of process, starting at paragraph [43]:

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