Final order
Disputes & Litigation

This is the court order that brings civil litigation to an end. Final orders conclusively determine the legal rights litigants in legal proceedings, such that the rights become res judicata.  The force or effect of final court orders cannot be disputed, except on appeal to a higher court in the judicial hierarchy.

The court may make any number or type of final orders. They may include final injunctions, orders that an assessment of damages takes place, an account of profits, orders that a party pay the costs of the other, or any other remedy within the power of the court.