ABSTRACT
Where a defendant, having been served with the particulars of claim: (a) fails to file an acknowledgment of service giving notice of his intention to defend within
the time limit prescribed by the Rules,1 or (b) fails to file a defence within the time limit prescribed by the Rules,2
judgment in default may be obtained against him. Under the CPR, default judgments are not obtainable in:
(a) fixed date claims; (b) admiralty claims in rem; or (c) claims in probate proceedings.3