Can the principles of res judicata and issue estoppel apply where the prior legally binding process is arbitration?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Vancouver Extended Stay Ltd. v. Schiavi et al, 2018 BCCRT 278 (CanLII):
18. In Loewen v. Manitoba Teacher’s Society, 2015 MCBA 13, the courts indicated that the principles of res judicata and issue estoppel can be applied where the prior legally binding process is arbitration.
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