Read the full judgment text of CACV 000082/1997 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 31 October 1997.
1. On 31 October 1997, having heard counsel's submissions, we allowed the appeal against Deputy District Court Judge Y.W. Yung's order made on 24 January 1997 dismissing the application of the defendant/appellant for an extension of time to file and serve a defence. We also set aside the default judgment secured in consequence and gave the defendant three days within which to file its defence. Having heard submissions as to costs, we gave the plaintiff/respondent its costs of the appeal and belo