At the request of the claimant the court office must enter judgment for failure to enter appearance if-
----(a) the court office is satisfied that the claim form and statement of case have been served;
----(b) the period for entering an appearance has expired;
----(c) the defendant-
--------(i) has not entered an appearance;
--------(ii) has not filed a defence to the claim or any part of it;
--------(iii) where the only claim is for a specified sum of money, apart from costs and interest, has not filed an admission of liability to pay all of the money claimed together with a request for time to pay it; or
--------(iv) has not satisfied the claim on which the claimant seeks judgment; and
----(d) (where necessary) the claimant has permission to enter judgment.
(Rules 5 .5, 5.9, 5.10 and 5.13 deal with how to prove service of the claim form and statement of case)
Notes
Amended by Legal Notice 233 of 2005.
Amended by Legal Notice 140 of 2000.
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