Civil Litigation · glossary

Default judgment

Judgment without a trial, because the defendant did not answer in time. Ravensett could have asked for it if Corledge had not filed its acknowledgment of service within 14 days of deemed service. Chapter 3 · see Acknowledgment of service

Explained in Chapter 3, Issuing and Serving the Claim Form, of Civil Litigation.

How it comes up, in Chapter 3
Service gives Corledge two deadlines. First, it must file its acknowledgment of service within 14 days. If it does not, Ravensett may ask for default judgment: judgment without a trial, because Corledge did not answer in time.
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