Read the full judgment text of HCA 001150/1995 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 22 April 1996.
2. Giving leave to set aside a regular judgment is a matter for the discretion of the Court. In exercising its discretion, the Court is entitled to look at the circumstances leading to the judgment in default of defence being filed and also - and this is the most important consideration - whether the defendant has shown that he has a serious defence to the plaintiffs' claim.