--(1) Default judgment shall be-
----(a) on a claim for a specified amount of money- judgment for the payment of that amount at the time and rate specified in the request for judgment;
----(b) on a claim for possession of land- judgment for possession on a date to be specified in the request;
----(c) on a claim for an amount of money which is not specified- judgment for the payment of an amount to be decided by the court;
----(d) on a claim for goods either-
--------(i) judgment requiring the defendant either to deliver the goods or pay their value as assessed by the court;
--------(ii) judgment requiring the defendant to pay the value of the goods as assessed by the court;
--------(iii) where the claim form specifies the value of the goods, judgment for that amount; or
--------(iv) if the court gives permission, a judgment requiring the defendant to deliver the goods without giving him the alternative of paying their assessed value.
--(2) An application for permission to enter a default judgment under paragraph (d)(iv) must be supported by evidence and a copy of the application and the evidence must be served on the defendant against whom judgment has been sought even though he has failed to enter an appearance or file a defence.
--(3) Where a claim is partly for a specified sum and partly for an unspecified sum the claimant may abandon the claim for the unspecified sum and enter default judgment for the specified sum.
--(4) Default judgment where the claim is for some other remedy shall be such judgment as the court considers the claimant to be entitled to.
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