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
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
8 March 2017
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The application for recall is dismissed.
17 May 2017
17 March 2017
13 March 2017
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The application for recall is dismissed.
16 May 2017
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The application for recall is dismissed.
8 June 2017
3 March 2017
21 August 2017
B The application for leave to appeal against sentence is dismissed.
24 February 2017
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The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 24 February 2017 (McGeachin v R [2017] NZSC 16) is dismissed.
12 October 2020
B Order prohibiting publication of name, address, occupation or identifying particulars of applicant remains in force pending final disposition of charges he faces in a different criminal proceeding. 4 April 2017
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed. 2 March 2017