Default Judgement
1. Default judgement occurs where you don’t submit a “notice of intention ‘ to defend and/or where you submit a notice of intention to defend and respond to all other documents but don’t appear on the date set down;
2. The magistrates courts rules has so been amended that as at today’s date even the clerk of courts himself/herself can enter a default judgement against you;
3. So, if you have a defence, submit a notice of intention to defend (see attached prescribed format)to the clerk of courts and the plaintiff’s attorney and either simultaneously or within 20 days of submitting the notice of intention to defend submit your “plea” in the prescribed format(see attached)
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