Read the full judgment text of HCMP 001414/1999 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 17 March 2003.
1. This is a mortgage action by the plaintiff wife as mortgagee against her defendant husband as mortgagor. Previously, the Defendant had applied for legal aid but his application was refused on 29 April 1999. He was then represented by private lawyers. At a pre-trial review held on 19 December 2002, the Defendant's then solicitor confirmed that the Defendant was ready to proceed to trial. Then on 2 January 2003, i.e. 18 days before the trial, the Defendant filed a notice to act in person. On th