Talk:Res judicata

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Stephen Lawrence case
The Stephen Lawrence case is not relevant to res judicata -- which applies to CIVIL law, not criminal law.

The equivalent concept in criminal law is double jeopardy -- which is the doctrine that one cannot be re-tried (by the same sovereign) for a crime of which one has been previously acquitted.

I have therefore removed the Stephen Lawrence case from this article.

73.162.218.153 (talk) 18:38, 25 June 2017 (UTC)

Feb. 2022 Dubious Tag
The dubious tag has been inserted with respect to use of res judicata to bar a plaintiff from proceeding outside of a class action lawsuit. This is because it is well known that Plaintiffs whom would be considered part of a class have a right to opt out of the class to seek different relief or to litigate additional issues not presented in the class action itself. The contention is therefore misleading in the manner it is presented here. 98.178.191.34 (talk) 22:14, 20 February 2022 (UTC)