APPLICATION TO SET ASIDE DEFAULT JUDGMENT: THREE MONTHS DELAY IS NOT “PROMPT”: ABSENCE OF EVIDENCE AND A DRAFT DEFENCE DID NOT HELP

In Pincus v Singh & Anor [2023] EWHC 2997 (Ch) HHJ Paul Matthews refused a defendant's application to set aside a default judgment.  The defendant had waited for three months before making the application.  There was no evidence in support and a draft defence was not available.

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