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 approved question is whether the Court of Appeal erred in applying the proviso to s 385(1) of the Crimes Act 1961.
6 May 2019
- Hearing date 27 - 28 August 2019 (PDF, 537 KB)
- Hearing August 2019 (PDF, 319 KB)
- MR [2019] NZSC 152 (PDF, 194 KB)
22 February 2019
B Costs of $2,500 are awarded to the respondent.
21 February 2019
22 February 2019
1 May 2017
B Leave to appeal is granted to David Browne Contractors Ltd and David Browne Mechanical Ltd.
The approved question is whether the orders for repayment ought to have been made against them.
C Costs are reserved.
16 August 2016
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A The appeal is dismissed.
B The appellants must pay the respondent costs of $30,000 plus reasonable disbursements (to be
determined by the Registrar in the absence of agreement). We certify for two counsel.
7 August 2017
- Hearing date 10 November 2016 (PDF, 512 KB)
- MR [2017] NZSC 116 (PDF, 267 KB)
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to conclude that circumstances of the applicant did not warrant a reference to the Minister of Justice under s 48(4)(a)(ii) of the Extradition Act 1999.
18 August 2017
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A The appeal is allowed.
B The appellant’s case is referred to the Minister of Justice pursuant to s 48(4)(a)(ii) of the Extradition Act 1999.
C Costs are reserved.
21 December 2017
- Hearing date 17 August 2017 (PDF, 207 KB)
- MR [2017] NZSC 198 (PDF, 331 KB)
22 August 2017
21 September 2017
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.