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Good reason to set aside judgment against party who failed to attend trial (High Court)
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Good reason to set aside judgment against party who failed to attend trial (High Court)
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In James and another v Chircop [2014] EWHC 4670 (QB), the court considered an application, under CPR 39.3(3), to set aside a judgment entered due to the defendants' failure to attend at trial. The defendants in this case were litigants in person, and doubts as to the claimant's mental capacity were raised the day before the trial was due to start.
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Published on 24-Feb-2015
Resource Type Legal update: case report
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