A HARSH REMINDER: IF YOU DON’T TURN UP FOR TRIAL THEN THE TEST FOR SETTING JUDGMENT ASIDE IS VERY TOUGH: BE PROMPT, BE VERY PROMPT

In Lomax & Ors v Greenslade [2018] EWHC 2623 (Ch)  Mr Justice Henry Carr refused to set aside a judgment obtained after the defendant failed to attend trial. There was a major mistake on the part of the court, however the defendant's delay meant the application was not "prompt".

THE CASE
The de...