The court considered the issue of the jurisdiction of a court of first instance to set aside a judgment obtained by a claimant following the lodging of an Acknowledgement of Service which contains an admission by the Defendant. A (not invariable) practice has grown up of the judgment being entered as if a judgment in default of Acknowledgement of Service or Defence, in effect as an administrative act by the relevant court office without the involvement of any judge.
Judges:
Akenhead J
Citations:
[2011] EWHC 3229 (TCC), [2012] TCLR 1, [2012] 2 All ER 501, [2012] Bus LR D81
Links:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Litigation Practice
Updated: 23 May 2022; Ref: scu.451491