Short answer. Yes. A party in default remains entitled to notice of subsequent proceedings, even though they may no longer take part in the trial. You keep the right to know what is happening in your case, and you lose the right to participate in it.

What the law says

A party in default shall be entitled to notice

Rule 9, Section 3 — Default; [d]eclaration of. Read the full provision →

What you keep and what you lose

Default splits your rights in two. You remain entitled to notice of subsequent proceedings, so settings, orders and the judgment itself still have to reach you. What you lose is participation: you do not take part in the trial, which in practice means you do not present evidence, do not cross-examine the claimant's witnesses, and do not argue the case. The distinction matters more than it first appears, because it is the notices that keep the remaining remedies usable at all. A party who is kept informed can still act, while a party genuinely in the dark cannot.

Why the notices matter so much

The rule allows a party declared in default to move to set aside the order at any time after notice of it and before judgment, on a showing that the failure to answer was due to fraud, accident, mistake or excusable negligence, and that there is a meritorious defence. That window is bounded by two events you learn about only through notices, namely the default order itself and the eventual judgment. Notices are therefore not a courtesy but the thing that makes the window measurable. If the address on record is stale, the remedy can lapse without you ever knowing it existed.

Keep your address on record current

Because the entitlement is to be notified rather than to be found, the contact details in the record do the work. A party who moves without updating the record, or who relies on a lawyer who has since withdrawn, may be perfectly entitled to notice and still not receive anything. If you are in default, this is the cheapest thing you can put right. It costs nothing, and it preserves every period that runs from receipt rather than from the date an order was signed.

After judgment is rendered

Once judgment is rendered, the route the rule gives for lifting an order of default, a motion under oath filed before judgment, is no longer available on its own terms. What remains are the ordinary remedies open to any losing party, governed by other rules and by periods that run from notice of the judgment. Again the notice is the trigger. Default narrows your options considerably, so it is worth acting on the first notice you receive rather than the last one.

Related provisions

Note. Statute text quoted on this page is reproduced from the official enactment and is linked to the full provision. The explanation around it is general legal information from Vivas & Nobles Law Office, not legal advice. Whether it applies to your situation depends on facts only a lawyer reviewing them can assess.