ABSTRACT
Whether the request for default judgment is ‘over the counter’ or made in court, the following requirements must be satisfied: (a) the claimant must prove service of the claim form and particulars of claim on the
defendant; (b) the period for filing an acknowledgment of service or defence, as the case may be,
has expired; (c) the defendant has not satisfied the claim in full; and (d) where the claim is for a specified sum of money, the defendant has not filed an
admission of liability together with a request for time to pay it.6
