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
A The applications for leave to appeal are dismissed.
B Any further applications to this Court that relate to the underlying High Court appeal at issue in these applications should not be accepted for filing.
C Costs of $2,500 plus reasonable disbursements (to be set by the Registrar if necessary) are to be paid to the first and second respondents.
14 November 2013.
A The applications for leave to appeal are dismissed.
B Any further applications to this Court that relate to the underlying High Court appeal at issue in these applications should not be accepted for filing.
C Costs of $2,500 plus reasonable disbursements (to be set by the Registrar if necessary) are to be paid to the first and second respondents.
14 October 2013.
B The applicant is to pay costs of $2,500 plus all reasonable disbursements (to be fixed, if necessary, by the Registrar) to the first respondent.
14 October 2013
Application for leave to appeal is refused.
7 October 2013
B Leave is reserved to renew the application.
8 October 2013
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Appeal allowed.
19 December 2014
- Hearing date 9 October 2013 (PDF, 376 KB)
B The sentences imposed by the Court of Appeal are set aside and the sentences imposed by Dobson J are restored.
7 May 2014
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Application for recall dismissed.
Costs are reserved.
22 July 2015
Elias CJ, William Young, Glazebrook, Arnold, Blanchard JJ. Decision reserved.
Notice of Abandonment having been lodged, the appeal is deemed to be dismissed.
18 November 2013.Application for leave to appeal dismissed.
15 October 2013
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
The application for a stay is dismissed.
The applicants are to pay to the respondents costs of $2,500 plus all reasonable disbursements to be fixed if necessary by the Registrar.
26 July 2013