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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.

23 December 2024

Case information summary 2024 (as at 23 December 2024) –  Cases where leave granted (126 KB)
Case information summary 2024 (as at 23 December 2024)  – Cases where leave to appeal decision not yet made (PDF, 116 KB)

All years

Case name
Damon Exley v NZME Publishing Limited and The King
Case number
SC 76/2023
Summary
Criminal Appeal
Result
A Leave to appeal is granted (NZME Publishing Ltd v E [2023] NZCA 258).
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to quash the High Court takedown order.
19 October 2023
Date of hearing
06 August 2024 - 07 August 2024
Judges
Winkelmann CJ, Glazebrook, Williams, Kós and Miller JJ
Case Synopses
High Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Supreme court decision
Pre-trial judgment: E (SC 76/2023) v NZME PUBLISHING LIMITED [2023] NZSC 85 [11 July 2023] (PDF, 172 KB)
Leave judgment - leave granted
DAMON EXLEY v NZME PUBLISHING LIMITED [2023] NZSC 136 [19 October 2023] (PDF, 190 KB)
Case name
Mark Jospeh Hoggart v The King
Case number
SC 77/2023
Summary
Criminal Appeal
Result
A Mr Hoggart’s application for an extension of time to apply for leave to appeal is granted.
B The applications for leave to appeal are granted in part ([W] v R [2023] NZCA 155). The approved questions are:
1 Whether the Court of Appeal was correct to conclude that a media take down order was not required in the circumstances of this case.
2 Whether the Court of Appeal was correct to conclude that the verdicts were not unreasonable in light of admissible evidence relating to the potential culpability of Lester Hamilton (deceased).
C The applications for leave to appeal are otherwise dismissed.
D Interim order suppressing the name of W and any identifying particulars made on 9 June 2023 is to continue until further order.
12 December 2023
Date of hearing
06 August 2024 - 07 August 2024
Judges
Winkelmann CJ, Glazebrook, Williams, Kós and Miller JJ
Case Synopses
High Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave granted
W (SC 60/2023) v R and MARK JOSEPH HOGGART v R [2023] NZSC 164 [12 December 2023 (PDF, 197 KB)
Case name
MD v LP
Case number
SC 78/2023
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
26 October 2023
High Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
MD v LP [2023] NZSC 140 [26 October 2023] (PDF, 177 KB)
Case name
Connor Sean Clayton Nevin v The King
Case number
SC 79/2023
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for an extension of time to apply for leave to appeal is allowed.
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
C The interim suppression order dated 21 July 2023 is lifted.
7 December 2023
District Court decision
[2022] NZDC 23920
High Court decision
[2022] NZHC 3585
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
CONNOR SEAN CLAYTON NEVIN v R [2023] NZSC 160 [7 December 2023] (PDF, 228 KB)
Case name
L (SC 80/2023) v The King
Case number
SC 80/2023
Summary
Criminal Appeal
Result
A Leave to appeal is granted (L (CA631/2021) v R [2023] NZCA 246).
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to dismiss the appeal.
3 November 2023
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The appeal is dismissed.
11 November 2024
Date of hearing
19 March 2024
Judges
Glazebrook, Ellen France, Williams, Kós, Miller JJ
Submissions from counsel
Transcripts
Case Synopses
Media Releases
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
L (CA631/2021) v R [2023] NZCA 246 [19 June 2023]
Leave judgment - leave granted
L (SC 80/2023) v R [2023] NZSC 146 [3 November 2023] (PDF, 157 KB)
Supreme court decision
L (SC 80/2023) v R [2024] NZSC 153 [11 November 2024] (PDF, 556 KB)
Case name
Red Stag Timber Limited v Juken New Zealand Limited
Case number
SC 81/2023
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The applicant must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
25 October 2023
High Court decision
RED STAG TIMBER LTD v JUKEN NEW ZEALAND LTD [2021] NZHC 2662 [6 October 2021]
Court of Appeal decision
JUKEN NZ LTD v RED STAG TIMBER LTD [2023] NZCA 242 [16 June 2023]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
RED STAG TIMBER LIMITED v JUKEN NEW ZEALAND LIMITED [2023] NZSC 138 [25 October 2023] (PDF, 198 KB)
Case name
Mohannad Hasan Toubat v Hasan Mohammed Hasan Toubat
Case number
SC 82/2023
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B There is no order as to costs.
15 August 2023
High Court decision
TOUBAT v TOUBAT and Anor [2023] NZHC 1737 [5 July 2023]
Court of Appeal decision
MOHANNAD HASAN TOUBAT v HASAN MOHAMMED HASAN TOUBAT [2023] NZCA 298 [13 July 2023]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
MOHANNAD HASAN TOUBAT v HASAN MOHAMMAD HASAN TOUBAT [2023] NZSC 106 [15 August 2023] (PDF, 163 KB)
Case name
Rakesh Chand v The King
Case number
SC 83/2023
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A notice of abandonment having been filed, the application for leave to appeal is deemed to be dismissed.
28 August 2023
District Court decision
[2019[ NZDC 19350
Court of Appeal decision
CHAND v R [2023] NZCA 276
Case name
Dermot Gregory Nottingham and Robert Earle McKinney v Attorney-General
Case number
SC 84/2023
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring a civil appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The applicants must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
18 December 2023
High Court decision
NOTTINGHAM v ATTORNEY-GENERAL [2022] NZHC 1060 [16 May 2022]
Court of Appeal decision
NOTTINGHAM v ATTORNEY-GENERAL [2023] NZCA 122 [21 April 2023]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
DERMOT GREGORY NOTTINGHAM v ATTORNEY-GENERAL [2023] NZSC 167 [18 December 2023 (PDF, 177 KB)
Case name
W v Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections
Case number
SC 85/2023
Summary
Order prohibiting publication of the judgment and any part of the proceedings (including the result) in news media or on the internet or other publicly available database until final disposition of trial. Publication in law report or law digest permitted.
Result
Order prohibiting publication of the judgment and any part of the proceedings (including the result) in news media or on the internet or other publicly available database until final disposition of trial. Publication in law report or law digest permitted.
5 October 2022
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
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