High Court grants judgment against debtors on the grounds that there was no valid bona fide defence to the action.

Loan agreement – summary summons – Commercial Court – lay litigant – failure to file witness statement in time – inability to afford legal representation – promissory estoppel – arrears in making repayments on loan – alleged agreement to restructure loan – whether lender agreed to allow contingency fund to be created – conflict of evidence – forbearance – whether lender entitled to appoint receiver under terms of agreement without order of court.

Director of Child and Family Services (Man) v. J.A. [2006] M.B.C.A. 44 (Can LII),
Wagg v. Canada (F.C.A.) [2004] 1 F.C. 206,
R. v. Broadhead [2006] E.W.C.A. Crim 3062,
Hussey v. Dillon & Ors (Unreported, High Court, Costello J., 23rd June, 1995)
Rajski v. Scitec Corporation PTY Ltd (New South Wales, Court of Appeal, Unreported, Samuels J.A., 16th June, 1986)
Cooke and Others against Wright (1861) 1 B&S 559,
Re Montgomery, a Bankrupt (1876) I.R. 10 Eq. 479
Fullerton v. Provincial Bank of Ireland [1903] A.C. 309