County Court Judgment

[garythecat]

In 2007, on behalf of my company, I issued a County Court Claim and obtained Default Judgment against 2 individuals for an unpaid invoice. They did not pay but a third party settled the debt on their behalf at their instigation (they had been involved in an unsatisfactory business deal with the third party and as negotiations has fallen apart he agreed to pay their fees). The Judgment was of course satisfied and that was an end to the matter. The 2 individuals have now made an Application to set aside the Judgment and the Court have listed it for a hearing. I know the rules state that any Application to set aside must be made promptly and the Defendant must have a good prospect of successfully defending the Claim. The Judgment was entered in August 2007 and they do not have any realistic chance of defending. I just wondered if, as the Judgment is satisfied, they can properly make an Application to set it aside? I would be interested to hear your thoughts.....