Thanks guys! I've check it again and it is now validating. Just not for the name though (I can still submit it without a name).
<script type="text/javascript">function validateForm() { if (false === validate_required( document.forms["myForm"]["name"], "Name must be supplied")) { return false; } if (false === validate_required( document.forms["myForm"]["email"], "Valid email must be supplied")) { return false; } return true;}function validate_required(field, alerttxt) { if (field.value === null || field.value == "") { alert(alerttxt); return false; } else { return true; }} </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.9.1/jquery.min.js"></script><script>$("document").ready(function () { $("form").validate();});</script>