The legal consequences of the defendant's failure to appear in court need to be analyzed according to the specific reasons for the defendant's failure to appear in court:
1. If the defendant refuses to appear in court after being lawfully summoned by the court, the court may hear and make a judgment by default.
2. If the court fails to serve the hearing notice on the defendant in accordance with the law, resulting in the defendant's failure to appear in court, the court shall re determine the time of the hearing according to the provisions, and serve the hearing notice on the defendant in accordance with the statutory service method, and then re hold the hearing according to the time of the hearing.
[Legal Basis]
In Article 144 of the Civil Procedure Law, if the defendant refuses to appear in court without justifiable reasons after being summoned, or withdraws from court midway without the permission of the court, the court may make a judgment by default.
