Upcoming cases - Supreme Court

Sitting Terms 

The sitting terms for the Supreme Court are as follows: 

Waitangi Term                                        February to May 
Matariki Term July to August 
Kōanga Term October to November 

 

Hearings in the Supreme Court will be allocated dates available within these terms.

Urgent hearings may be allocated dates outside these terms.

 

Fixtures

Fixtures are set out in the monthly fixtures list.

Supreme Court fixture list for April 2025 (PDF, 394 KB)

Supreme Court fixture list for May 2025 (PDF, 351 KB)

Latest update 25 March 2025.

  • Tuesday 29 - Wednesday 30 April 2025   

    Case number SC 42/2024 

    Case name 

    Christine Fleming
    P J Dale KC and M A Jeffries

    V

    Attorney-General
    S V McKechnie, B A Heenan and T J Bremner

    Justin James Coote
    L T Meys

    Auckland Disability Law Incorporated as Intervener
    S P Pope and K M Dunn

    Human Rights Commission as Intervener
    M Timmins and P A Mitskevitch

    Judges: Winkelmann CJ, Ellen France, Williams, Kós and Miller JJ

    SC 42/2024

     

    Tuesday 29 - Wednesday 30 April 2025   

    Case number SC 44/2024 

    Case name 

    Peter Humphreys
    P Cranney

    V

    Attorney-General
    S V McKechnie, B A Heenan and T J Bremner

    Sian Jiminez Humphreys
    L T Meys

    Auckland Disability Law Incorporated as Intervener
    S P Pope and K M Dunn

    Human Rights Commission as Intervener
    M Timmins and P A Mitskevitch

    Judges: Winkelmann CJ, Ellen France, Williams, Kós and Miller JJ

    SC 44/2024

     

  • Tuesday 6 May 2025   

    Case number SC 55/2024 

    Case name 

    Students for Climate Solutions Incorporated
    D Every Palmer KC, M Heard, E D Nilsson and R E King

    v

    Minister of Energy and Resources
    A Boadita Cormican, E G R Dowse and D Ranchhod

    Judges: Winkelmann CJ, Ellen France, Williams, Kós and Miller JJ

    SC 55/2024

  • Tuesday 8 July - Wednesday 9 July 2025   

    Case number SC 105/2024 

    Case name 

    Raiser Operations BV, Uber Portier BV, Uber BV, Portier New Zealand Limited and Rauser New Zealand Limited

    v

    E Tū Incorporated and First Union Incorporated

    Judges: Winkelmann CJ, Glazebrook, Ellen France, Williams and Miller JJ

     

    Wednesday 16 July 2025   

    Case number SC 120/2024 

    Case name 

    Barry John Bailey

    v

    The King

    Judges: tbc

     

  • Tuesday 5 August 2025   

    Case number SC 114/2024 

    Case name 

    Raymond Iveagh Jury

    v

    The King

    Judges: tbc

     

    Monday 18 August - Wednesday 20 August 2025   

    Case number SC 82/2024 

    Case name 

    David Wayne Tamihere

    v

    The King

    Judges: Winkelmann CJ, Glazebrook, Ellen France, Williams and Kós JJ