Kassim v Quality Food World Pty Ltd

In *Kassim v Quality Food World Pty Ltd*, the County Court of Victoria considered a dispute between the applicant, Mr. Kassim, and the respondent, Quality Food World Pty Ltd. The proceedings concerned an application to set aside a default judgment that had been entered against Mr. Kassim.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether Mr. Kassim had established sufficient grounds to have the default judgment set aside. This required the court to consider whether Mr. Kassim had a defence to the original claim that had merit, and whether he had acted with sufficient promptness and provided a satisfactory explanation for his failure to file a defence within the prescribed time.

His Honour Judge Wilson found that Mr. Kassim had not demonstrated a defence with a real prospect of success. The court noted that the explanation provided for the delay in filing the defence was inadequate, and that Mr. Kassim had not acted with due diligence. Consequently, the court determined that the criteria for setting aside a default judgment had not been met.

The application to set aside the default judgment was dismissed.