Claims against former solicitors for breaches of duty that were or should have been raised as defences or counterclaims in the solicitors' fee recovery proceedings are barred by res judicata or Anshun estoppel, even where the original pleadings were imprecise due to self-representation. A judgment cannot be set aside for fraud where the allegedly perjured evidence was not essential to the outcome.
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