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judgment Articles

Drawing the Line: Finality in Litigation

by | Court Disputes

The Court promotes finality in litigation. That is, once a Court has given a judgment which is ‘perfected’ (broadly speaking, a court’s equivalent to ‘signed, sealed and delivered’), then the matter is over. This is subject to certain exceptions, the most significant of which are: (1) a statutory right of appeal; and (2) a right… Read more »

Can a Judgment Be Set Aside?

by | Court Disputes, Debt Collection

If someone gets a default judgment for a money sum against you, it means that, without a trial, a Court concluded that you got the summons but had no defence, or chose not to fight the claim. But what if you do have a defence and overlooked responding in time?  Or perhaps the summons went… Read more »