The Court held that oppression claims under s 233 of the Corporations Act may be summarily dismissed as an abuse of process where the core factual allegations have already been litigated in prior proceedings (even proceedings of a different character such as defamation), regardless of whether formal estoppel doctrines are satisfied. This reinforces the need to consider all available causes of action arising from the same factual matrix at the outset of litigation.
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