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Smith, Shauna and Bent, Aayana (a minor by ther mother and next friend Shauana Smith) v Shackleford, Gladstone and Polson, Euguene

Case Number: 
2016 HCV01867
Presiding Judge: 
The Hon. Mrs. Justice Lisa Palmer Hamilton
Neutral Citation: 
[2018] JMSC Civ 123
Date of Delivery: 
06.07.2018
PDF icon Smith, Shauna and Bent, Aayana (a minor by ther mother and next friend Shauana Smith) v Shackleford, Gladstone and Polson, Euguene.pdf

Default judgment – Application to set aside default judgment – Criteria to be satisfied – Definition of ‘real’ in real prospect of successfully defending Claim – Whether Ancillary Claim filed is a nullity.

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