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 June 2024

Case information summary 2024 (as at 21 June 2024) –  Cases where leave granted (121 KB)
Case information summary 2024 (as at 21 June 2024)  – Cases where leave to appeal decision not yet made (PDF, 125 KB)

All years

Case name
H (SC 1/2024) v The King
Case number
SC 1/2024
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal by H is granted ([H] v R [2023] NZCA 633).
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to dismiss the appeals in both CA169/2023 and CA170/2023.
C We make an interim order continuing suppression of the applicant’s name, address, occupation and identifying particulars pending further order of this Court.
15 April 2024
Date of hearing
19 August 2024
Judges
Note: Venue Auckland High Court. Judges tbc.
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave granted
Case name
B (SC 6/2024) v The King
Case number
SC 6/2024
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 granted.
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
2 May 2024
High Court decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Nickolas Kelvin Wright v The King
Case number
SC 7/2024
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A An extension of time to apply for leave to appeal is granted.
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
8 May 2024
District Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Rex Malcolm Poole v The King
Case number
SC 21/2024
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A An extension of time to make the application for leave to appeal is granted.
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
18 June 2024
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Daniel Coe v The King
Case number
SC 24/2024
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Case name
Sainey Marong v The King
Case number
SC 25/2024
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Court of Appeal decision
Case name
Zhenlin (Robert) Luo, K C Brothers Limited, Ang (Anny) Yip and Manfei Company Limited v Xiaoling (Annie) Shiu, R & G Phoenix Limited and CSR Pokeno Limited
Case number
SC 30/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Case name
Benjamin Nilesh Goundar v The King
Case number
SC 32/2024
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
20 June 2024
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Preetam Prakash Maid v The King
Case number
SC 35/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
High Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Case name
Tyson Shane Brown v The King
Case number
SC 37/2024
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal