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
3 October 2012
The applicants must pay costs of $2,500 to both Milk New Zealand Holdings Ltd and the Crown respondents.
17 October 2012.
Application for leave to appeal dismissed.
Costs $2,500 to the respondent.
30 October 2012.
Application for leave to appeal dismissed. Costs $2,500 to the respondent.
1 November 2012.
- MR [2015] NZSC 82 (PDF, 251 KB)
Hearing date : 17 February 2015
Elias CJ, McGrath, William Young, Glazebrook, O’Regan JJ.
5 December 2012
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A The appeal is dismissed.
B The reasonable solicitor and client costs for all parties are to be met by the estate of the late John Williamson Luxford.
19 December 2013
- Hearing date 4 December 2012 (PDF, 154 KB)
- sc 62 2012 wood luxford v wood press release (PDF, 88 KB)
28 November 2012.
under s 56 of the Crimes Act 1961 to that first charge.
14 November 2012
- Hearing date 11 March 2008 (PDF, 235 KB)
- taueki press release (PDF, 71 KB)
28 February 2013
Leave to appeal is granted.
The approved questions are:
(i) whether the appellants should be ordered to disclose the litigation agreement to the respondent; and
(ii) if so, on what terms.
14 November 2012
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