A court faced an application to set aside a judgment entered into by default of the defendant filing a defence. He agreed that the defendant had a defence on the merits, but because the defendant had been dilatory in dealing with the matter before issue of proceedings, he refused to set aside the default judgment. It was held that the time before proceedings was irrelevant for this purpose, and must be disregarded.
Citations:
Times 15-Oct-1999
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Litigation Practice
Updated: 28 April 2022; Ref: scu.83267