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Football Dataco Ltd v Smoot Enterprises Ltd

[2011] EWHC 973 (Ch); [2011] 1 WLR 1978
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHigh Court (Chancery Division)
Year2011
StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

On an application for judgment in default of acknowledgment of service or defence, the court is not required to assess the merits of the claim but only to be satisfied, on the unchallenged statement of case, that the claimant is entitled to the relief sought, the defendant having chosen not to engage.

Area of Law

General

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