Is there a bar to relitigation?
Canada (Federal), Canada
The following excerpt is from Morten v. Air Canada, 2007 CHRT 48 (CanLII):
However, there may be cases where the bar to relitigation would lead to unfairness or create an injustice. In such case, this would overcome the interest in maintaining the finality of the original decision (Toronto v. C.U.P.E., para. 63).
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