--(1) A claimant may obtain default judgment on a claim for money or a claim for delivery of goods against one of two or more defendants and proceed with his claim against the other defendants.
--(2) Where-
----(a) a claimant makes a claim for money or a claim for delivery of goods against more than one defendant;
----(b) the claimant alleges that the defendants are jointly liable;
----(c) default judgment is entered under rule 12 .7(1)(c) (claim for amount of money to be assessed by the court) or 12 .7(1)(d) (claim for delivery of goods or for value of goods to be assessed by the court) against one or more defendants; and
----(d) the proceedings continue against any other defendant,
--the court may defer until the trial determination of the amount which a defendant against whom judgment has been entered under this Part is liable to pay.
--(3) Where-
----(a) the claimant applies for default judgment on any claim which is not a claim for money, a claim for recovery of goods or a claim for possession;
----(b) the claim is made against two or more defendants; and
----(c) the claim against the defendant or defendants in default can be dealt with separately from the claim against the other defendants,
--the court may give default judgment against the defendant in default and the claimant may continue the proceedings against the other defendants.
--(4) Where, in a claim to which paragraph (3) applies the court office may not enter judgment against the defendant in default, the court must deal with any application for default judgment against that defendant at the same time as it disposes of the claim against the other defendants.
--(5) Where a claim for possession of land is made against more than one defendant (with or without any other claim) the claimant may not enforce any judgment for possession entered under this Part against any one or more defendants without the permission of the court until judgment is given for possession against all the defendants to the claim for possession.
Notes
Amended by Legal Notice 140 of 2000.
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