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
Appeal allowed. Decision of the District Court reinstated.
17 December 20107 December 2010.
Elias CJ, Blanchard, Tipping, McGrath, William Young JJ.
Leave to appeal is granted.
The approved ground of appeal is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to conclude that s 35(2) of the Evidence Act 2006 is only triggered by a challenge to veracity made at trial.
23 September 2010.
Application for leave to appeal dismissed.
16 November 2010.Application for leave to appeal dismissed
2 December 2010Application for leave to appeal dismissed
2 December 201025 February 2011
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Appeal dismissed.
9 June 2011
- sc114 2010 media release (PDF, 85 KB)
Elias CJ, Blanchard, Tipping, McGrath, William Young JJ.
The application for leave to appeal is granted.
The approved grounds are whether the challenged evidence was lawfully obtained under s 198 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957 or was, alternatively, properly admissible pursuant to s 30 of the Evidence Act 2006.
25 March 2011
3 and 4 May 2011
Elias CJ, Blanchard, Tipping, McGrath, Gault JJ.
2 September 2011.
The application for leave to appeal is granted.
The approved grounds are whether the challenged evidence was lawfully obtained under s 198 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957 or was, alternatively, properly admissible pursuant to s 30 of the Evidence Act 2006.
25 March 2011
3 and 4 May 2011
Elias CJ, Blanchard, Tipping, McGrath, Gault JJ.
7 April 2009
10 August 2009.
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The recall application is dismissed.
15 March 2016
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The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of
16 April 2020 (Slavich v R [2020] NZSC 34) is dismissed.
21 June 2024