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
Application for leave to appeal dismissed.
27 June 2011.17 June 2011.
5 July 2011.
Application for leave to appeal dismissed.
20 June 2011.6 May 2011
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Appeal allowed by consent. Orders for trial by judge alone set aside.
14 September 2011
Elias CJ, Blanchard, Tipping, McGrath, William Young JJ.
B The approved ground is whether the High Court and Court of Appeal correctly interpreted and applied s 361D of the Crimes Act 1961 in directing that the applicants be tried for the offences charged under indictment (Number CRI 2007-085-7842) before a Judge without a jury. 6 May 2011
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Appeal allowed by consent. Orders for trial by judge alone set aside.
14 September 2011
Elias CJ, Blanchard, Tipping, McGrath, William Young JJ.
Application for leave to appeal dismissed.
5 July 2011.
Application for leave to appeal dismissed.
30 June 2011.Application for leave to appeal dismissed.
2 June 2011.
We refuse leave to appeal on the other proposed grounds as they do not, in our view, meet the statutory criteria.
23 August 2011
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Appeal dismissed.
21 October 2011
- media release fenemor (PDF, 82 KB)
Elias CJ, Blanchard, Tipping, McGrath, William Young JJ.