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
Jayson Wiremu Poihipi v The King
Case number
SC 127/2022
Summary
Criminal appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for an extension of time for leave to appeal is granted.
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
28 February 2023
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
28 February 2023
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
SRG Global Remediation Services (NZ) Limited v Body Corporate 197281 and Maynard Marks Limited and Hobanz Project Assist Limited and Hellaby Resource Services Limited
Case number
SC 129/2022
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal by SRG Global Remediation Services (NZ) Ltd (SRG) is dismissed.
B The application for leave to appeal by Body Corporate 197281 (the Body Corporate) is dismissed.
C There is no order as to costs in relation to the applications for leave.
D The application for a stay under r 30(5) of the Supreme Court Rules 2004 by the Body Corporate is dismissed.
E The Body Corporate must pay SRG costs of $2,500 in relation to the stay application.
20 March 2023
B The application for leave to appeal by Body Corporate 197281 (the Body Corporate) is dismissed.
C There is no order as to costs in relation to the applications for leave.
D The application for a stay under r 30(5) of the Supreme Court Rules 2004 by the Body Corporate is dismissed.
E The Body Corporate must pay SRG costs of $2,500 in relation to the stay application.
20 March 2023
High Court decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Jiri Kupec v The King
Case number
SC 135/2022
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for an extension of time to apply for leave to appeal is dismissed.
3 May 2023
3 May 2023
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
JIRI KUPEC v R [2023] NZSC 43 [3 May 2023] (PDF, 176 KB)
Case name
Isabella Niki-Harper Ahlawat v The King
Case number
SC 136/2022
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Douglas Roy Andrews v The Queen
Case number
SC 2/2021
Summary
Criminal Appeal - application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed
7 April 2021
7 April 2021
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Jesse Shane Kempson v The Queen
Case number
SC 11/2021
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.
29 June 2021
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
29 June 2021
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
JESSE SHANE KEMPSON v R [2021] NZSC 74 [29 June 2021] (PDF, 208 KB)
Case name
W (SC 14/2021) v The Queen
Case number
SC 14/2021
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.
25 May 2022
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
25 May 2022
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
W (SC 14/2021) v R [2022] NZSC 66 [25 May 2022] (PDF, 50 KB)
Case name
Steven Robertson v The Queen
Case number
SC 23/2021
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.
10 May 2021
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
10 May 2021
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
STEVEN ROBERTSON v R [2021] NZSC 40 [10 May 2021] (PDF, 153 KB)
Case name
Rihari Chance Matthew Biddle v The Queen
Case number
SC 35/2021
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The applications for leave to appeal are dismissed.
19 July 2021
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The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 19 July 2021
(Biddle v R [2021] NZSC 89) is dismissed.
7 October 2021
19 July 2021
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The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 19 July 2021
(Biddle v R [2021] NZSC 89) is dismissed.
7 October 2021
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Recall judgment
Case name
Jordan Mathew Thacker v The Queen
Case number
SC 36/2021
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The applications for leave to appeal are dismissed.
19 July 2021
19 July 2021
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
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