In Trappando Pty Ltd v Sunshine Group Australia Pty Ltd [2024] QSC 100, the Supreme Court of Queensland dealt with an application to alter a final judgment after the parties had reached a settlement. Trappando Pty Ltd had previously won a judgment against Sunshine Group Australia Pty Ltd, which included significant financial compensation and a dismissal of the defendant's counterclaim. Sunshine Group's subsequent appeal was dismissed and they sought special leave to appeal to the High Court, which was later discontinued after the parties entered into a deed of settlement. The settlement included agreements to pay a reduced amount and to abandon any further claims.
Both parties later applied for a consent order to set aside the original judgment's orders, relying on r 667 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules. However, the Court emphasized the importance of finality in litigation and found no error or exceptional circumstance justifying the setting aside of the orders. Consequently, the application was dismissed.