Is being 'served' by email, considered legal there?
Do you need to be physically in court to defend yourself..in SA?
What a nightmare for you Skater.....and anyone else doing business on ebay.
Maybe this is her home business...suing people.
Court documents are served by mail in most cases. Because a company is involved it will need to be served at the registered company address - which is on asic.
No need to be present, but a lawyer will need to be instructed if you are not. but this is the lowest level court so they are flexible and don't follow the same rules as higher courts - even the laws of evidence.
The correct jurisdiction may not even be SA. It will depend on where the contract was formed. But Skater would have to apply to get it moved.
Pain in the *** getting sued like this - frivolous but time consuming and costly and if you don't respond you will lose.