Settling the dispute without going to court

Defendants often wish to resolve or settle without going to court.

Settlement Agreement

• If both you and the defendant want to settle, you should put an offer of settlement in writing. This will be known as a Settlement Agreement.
• Both you and the defendant should sign and date it.
• Your claim can then be finalised without going to court.
• You can have the Settlement Agreement made into a Court Order. To do this, both you and the defendant completes a Consent Order form (DOCX, 17.6 KB) (available online or from a Court Registry).
• The consent order is filed at the Court Registry.
• The consent order can be enforced should you or the defendant not keep to your side of the agreement.