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.
8 November 2024
Case information summary 2024 (as at 8 November 2024) – Cases where leave granted (126 KB)
Case information summary 2024 (as at 8 November 2024) – Cases where leave to appeal decision not yet made (PDF, 116 KB)
2023
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to dismiss the appeal.
4 May 2023
- Hearing date 10 October 2023 Appellant Submissions (PDF, 523 KB)
- Hearing date 10 October 2023 Respondent Submissions (PDF, 462 KB)
- Hearing date 10 October 2023 Respondent outline of oral argument (PDF, 156 KB)
- Hearing date 10 October 2023 Appellant outline of oral argument (PDF, 245 KB)
- Hearing date 10 October 2023 Appellant chronology (PDF, 221 KB)
- Hearing date 10 October 2023 Trans 14 (PDF, 638 KB)
- Hearing date 10 October 2023 Case Synopsis (PDF, 445 KB)
- SC 8/2023 Legler v Formannoij and Anor (Recorded, 10 October 2023)