Question 1 of 10

You act for the claimant, a company. The claimant has brought proceedings against the defendant company. The claim form and particulars of claim were properly served. The defendant failed to file an acknowledgement of service and, latterly, has failed to file a defence (and the time for doing so has now expired). The claimant’s claim is for £50,000 and an injunction.The claimant wishes to obtain default judgment against the defendant and asks what is the best procedure to employ in order to achieve that objective. What is the CORRECT advice to give?