PARTS OF A DEFENCE WERE STRUCK OUT AS AN ABUSE OF PROCESS: THE DEFENDANT COULD NOT ATTEMPT TO REARGUE FACTUAL ISSUES THAT HAD BEEN DETERMINED BY A TRIBUNAL

Here we have a case where parts of a defence were struck out, in relation to two of the claimants, because of issue estoppel. The defence was trying to re-argue factual issues which had already been determined by a tribunal.  The judge held that it was an abuse of process for the defendant to seek t...