Read the full judgment text of DCCJ 006058/2004 on BabelCite. This District Court judgment.
1. The plaintiff is a man aged 66. The defendant is a woman aged 47. He lived in England. She lived in Hong Kong. Through internet-dating, they were brought together. He proposed marriage to her. They almost got married but for her mother’s dislike of him. They broke up. At around the same time, he lent her a sum of money at the market interest rate. She failed to repay. He caused a Writ of Summons to be served on her address. She failed to respond. He obtained default judgment and a