Supreme Court case information
Listed below are the substantive Supreme Court cases for the year along with appeals still to be determined or cases awaiting hearing.
Information giving an overview of the case is included along with media releases and links to judgments being appealed when available.
All 2024 - 2014 Supreme Court cases dismissed or deemed to be dismissed where a notice of abandonment was received can be found here.
Transcripts for cases heard before the Supreme Court are included provided they are not suppressed. Transcripts from pre-trial hearings are not published until the final disposition of trial. These are unedited transcripts and they are not a formal record of the Court’s proceedings. The Ministry of Justice does not accept responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of any material and recommends that users exercise their own skill and care with respect to its use.
24 April 2025
Case information summary 2024 (as at 17 April 2025) – Cases where leave granted (PDF, 123 KB)
Case information summary 2024 (as at 17 April 2025) – Cases where leave to appeal decision not yet made (PDF, 98 KB)
2025
B There is no order as to costs.
27 March 2025
B There is no order as to costs.
04 April 2025
___________________________
The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 4 April 2025 (D (SC 3/2025) v Allan [2025] NZSC 29) is dismissed.
16 April 2025
B The application for recusal of counsel for the second respondent is dismissed.
24 March 2025
________________________________
A The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 24 March 2025 (Slavich v Wellington District Court [2025] NZSC 17) is dismissed.
B The Registrar is directed not to accept for filing any further applications, original or for recall, relating to the subject matter of that judgment.
15 April 2025
B The applicant must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
26 March 2025
B There is no order as to costs.
28 March 2025