COURT OF APPEAL OVERTURNS REFUSAL TO SET ASIDE JUDGMENT AFTER DEFENDANT FAILED TO ATTEND TRIAL

Given the many strictures relating to the sanctity of the trial date the decision of the Court of Appeal in TBO Investments Ltd -v- Mohun-Smith [2016]  EWCA Civ 403 may be viewed as a surprising one. The defendant failed to attend trial and an adjournment was refused,  bu tthe defendant  was then su...