Most recently published judicial reports
2023 High Court Annual Review (PDF, 3,105 KB)
Chief Justice's Memorandum to incoming Attorney-General dated November 2023. This report was released on 15 March 2024 (PDF, 3.6 MB)
Chief Justice's 2022 Annual Repo…
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COVID-19 Protocol Past Alert Levels 1 and 2Chief Judge Christina Inglis27 June 2021
This protocol replaces the protocol issued on 23 June 2021 and applies from 11.59 pm on Sunday 27 June 2021 until further notice.
The Employment…
CHRISTOPHER JOSEPH O’NEILL v JUDICIAL CONDUCT COMMISSIONER [2023] NZSC 88
[21 July 2023]
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW ZEALAND
I TE KŌTI MANA NUI O AOTEAROA
SC 55/2023
[2023] NZSC 88
BETWEEN
CHRISTOPHER JOSEPH O’NEILL
Appl…
ISAAC KEREHOMA STEVENS v R [2022] NZSC 32 [30 March 2022]
NOTE: PUBLICATION OF NAME, ADDRESS, OCCUPATION OR
IDENTIFYING PARTICULARS OF COMPLAINANT PROHIBITED BY S 203
OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ACT 2011. SEE
http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/p…
… QUEEN
Court: Elias CJ, Blanchard and Tipping JJ
Counsel: Applicant in Person
B J Horsley for Crown
Judgment: 24 May 2006
JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
REASONS
[1] The applicant was convicted in the Dist…
BIRKENFELD v KENDALL SC 7/2009 [1 July 2009]
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW ZEALAND
SC 7/2009
[2009] NZSC 68
BETWEEN KIMBERLY BIRKENFELD
Applicant
AND ANTHONY BRUCE KENDALL
First Respondent
AND YACHTING NEW ZEALAND
INCORPORATED
Second Respondent
C…
2001 – 2002 Environment Court Report
The Environment Court is a special court of record constituted under the Resource
Management Act 1991. Comprising Environment Judges and Environment
Commissioners, the major business of the Court is hearing and d…
SHANE EDWARD WILLIAMS v R SC 61/2008 [15 May 2009]
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW ZEALAND
SC 61/2008
[2009] NZSC 41
SHANE EDWARD WILLIAMS
v
THE QUEEN
Hearing: 26 February 2009
Court: Elias CJ, Blanchard, Tipping, McGrath and Wilson JJ
Counsel: L Cor…
… balance of power between parties,
its speed, the type of issues it is equipped to adjudicate? Who is using the Tribunal and who is not?
With this information, the jurisdiction can then be revisited, as can the application of its procedure
to the D…