24(2)If the plaintiff fails to comply with subsection (1), the court, on application, may order the plaintiff to give the particulars or so much of them as he or she is able to give; and the action shall not be tried until he or she complies with the order but the failure of the plaintiff to comply with subsection (1) or with an order made under this subsection is not a ground of defence to the action, or a ground for its dismissal.