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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
I (SC 20/2022) v The Queen
Case number
SC 20/2022
Summary
Order prohibiting publication of the judgment and any part of the proceedings (including the result) in news media or on the internet or other publicly available database until final disposition of trial. Publication in law report or law digest permitted.
Result
Order prohibiting publication of the judgment and any part of the proceedings (including the result) in news media or on the internet or other publicly available database until final disposition of trial. Publication in law report or law digest permitted.
30 March 2022
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Case name
Alan Russell Hall v The Queen
Case number
SC 21/2022
Summary
Criminal Appeal
Result
A The application for an extension of time to apply for leave to appeal is granted.
B Leave to appeal is granted (R v Hall [1987] 1 NZLR 616 (CA)).
C The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to dismiss the appeal.
3 May 2022
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A The appeal is allowed.
B The convictions of the appellant are quashed.
C Order under s 385(2) of the Crimes Act 1961 directing that verdicts of acquittal be entered.
8 June 2022
Date of hearing
08 June 2022
Judges
Winkelmann CJ, O'Regan, Ellen France, Williams and Kós JJ
Submissions from counsel
Transcripts
Media Releases
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave granted
ALAN RUSSELL HALL v R [2022] NZSC 51 [3 May 2022] (PDF, 156 KB)
Substantive judgment
ALAN RUSSELL HALL v R [2022] NZSC 71 [8 June 2022] (PDF, 125 KB)
Substantive judgment
Reasons (Jurisdiction) ALAN RUSSELL HALL v R [2022] NZSC 98 [12 August 2022] (PDF, 232 KB)
Case name
C (SC 22/2022) v The Queen
Case number
SC 22/2022
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
C (SC 22/2022) v R [2022] NZSC 82 [1 July 2022] (PDF, 44 KB)
Case name
Attorney-General v Mariya Ann Taylor and Robert Roper
Case number
SC 23/2022
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A Leave to appeal is granted (Taylor v Roper [2020] NZCA 268 reissued 16 December 2021 and Taylor v Roper [2021] NZCA 691).
B Leave to the First Respondent to cross appeal is granted.
17 May 2022
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A The appeal is allowed. We uphold the conclusion of the High Court Judge dismissing the claim by Ms Taylor for compensatory damages in relation to false imprisonment.
B The cross appeal is dismissed.
C Costs are reserved.
12 May 2023
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A There are no costs orders in this Court.
B Costs in the Courts below are to be dealt with by those Courts.
4 July 2023
Date of hearing
05 October 2022
Judges
Winkelmann CJ, Glazebrook, O'Regan, Williams and William Young JJ
Submissions from counsel
Transcripts
Case Synopses
Media Releases
High Court decision
M v ROPER [2018] NZHC 2330 [5 September 2018]
Court of Appeal decision
TAYLOR v ROPER [2021] NZCA 691 [16 December 2021]
Leave judgment - leave granted
ROBERT ROPER v MARIYA ANN TAYLOR [2022] NZSC 62 [17 May 2022] (PDF, 42 KB)
Substantive judgment
ROBERT ROPER v MARIYA ANN TAYLOR [2023] NZSC 49 [12 May 2023] (PDF, 211 KB)
Supreme court decision
costs: ROBERT ROPER v MARIYA ANN TAYLOR [2023] NZSC 79 [3 July 2023]
Case name
PN (SC 24/2022) v NZ Police
Case number
SC 24/2022
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
30 March 2022
High Court decision
D v NEW ZEALAND POLICE [2019] NZHC 2177 [2 September 2019]
Court of Appeal decision
PN v NEW ZEALAND POLICE [2021] NZCA 658 [6 December 2021]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
PN (SC 24/2022) v NEW ZEALAND POLICE [2022] NZSC 30 [30 March 2022] (PDF, 37 KB)
Case name
Evan Kerry Stewart v Vivian Judith Fatupaito and Elizabeth Helen Keene
Case number
SC 25/2022
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The applicant must pay the respondents costs of $2,500. 3 June 2022
High Court decision
FATUPAITO and KEENE v STEWART [2021] NZHC 1679 [6 July 2021]
Court of Appeal decision
STEWART v FATUPAITO [2022] NZCA 21 [18 February 2022]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
EVAN KERRY STEWART v ELIZABETH HELEN KEENE AND LUKE NORMAN AS LIQUIDATORS OF EVERSONS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (IN LIQUIDATION) [2022] NZSC 70 [3 June 2022] (PDF, 185 KB)
Case name
The Attorney-General and The Chief Executive, Ara Poutama Aotearoa Department of Corrections v Mark David Chisnall
Case number
SC 26/2022
Summary
Civil Appeal
Result
A Leave to appeal and to cross-appeal is granted (Chisnall v Attorney-General [2021] NZCA 616 and Chisnall v Attorney-General [2022] NZCA 24).
B The approved questions are as follows:
(a) Whether the Court of Appeal was correct to make declarations that Part 1A of the Parole Act 2002 [extended supervision orders] and the Public Safety (Public Protection Orders) Act 2014 [public safety orders] are inconsistent with s 26(2) of the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 [the Bill of Rights]; and
(b) Whether the Court of Appeal was correct not to make declarations that extended supervision orders and public safety orders are inconsistent with ss 9, 22, 23(5), 25(a), (c) and (d), and 26(1) of the Bill of Rights.
22 June 2022
Date of hearing
03 April 2023 - 04 April 2023
Judges
Winkelmann CJ, Glazebrook, O'Regan, Williams and Kós JJ
Submissions from counsel
Transcripts
Case Synopses
High Court decision
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS v CHISNALL [2019] NZHC 3126 [28 November 2019]
Court of Appeal decision
CHISNALL v THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL [2021] NZCA 616 [22 November 2021]
Court of Appeal decision
CHISNALL v THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL (NO 2) [2022] NZCA 24 [22 February 2022]
Leave judgment - leave granted
ATTORNEY-GENERAL v MARK DAVID CHISNALL [2022] NZSC 77 [22 June 2022] (PDF, 36 KB)
Videos
Case name
Billy Mark Matara v The Queen
Case number
SC 27/2022
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.
27 May 2022
High Court decision
R v MATARA [2017] NZHC 2198 [11 September 2017]
Court of Appeal decision
MATARA v R [2021] NZCA 692 [16 December 2021]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
BILLY MARK MATARA v R [2022] NZSC 68 [27 May 2022] (PDF, 230 KB)
Case name
S (SC 28/2022) v Youth Court Manukau and Attorney-General
Case number
SC 28/2022
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
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ORDER PROHIBITING PUBLICATION OF THE JUDGMENT AND ANY PART OF THE PROCEEDINGS (INCLUDING THE RESULT) IN NEWS MEDIA OR ON THE INTERNET OR OTHER PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DATABASE UNTIL FINAL DISPOSITION OF TRIAL. PUBLICATION IN LAW REPORT OR LAW DIGEST PERMITTED.
Result
ORDER PROHIBITING PUBLICATION OF THE JUDGMENT AND ANY PART OF THE PROCEEDINGS (INCLUDING THE RESULT) IN NEWS MEDIA OR ON THE INTERNET OR OTHER PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DATABASE UNTIL FINAL DISPOSITION OF TRIAL. PUBLICATION IN LAW REPORT OR LAW DIGEST PERMITTED.
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Case name
Tanya Felicity Dunstan v Christina Riddell, Attorney-General and Family Court at Manukau
Case number
SC 29/2022
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The applicant must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
17 May 2022
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A The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 17 May 2022 (Dunstan v Riddell [2022] NZSC 61) is dismissed.
B The Registrar is directed not to accept for filing any further applications in relation to this matter.
26 May 2022
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
TANYA FELICITY DUNSTAN v CHRISTINA MARGARET RIDDELL [2022] NZSC 61 [17 May 2022] (PDF, 155 KB)
Recall judgment
TANYA FELICITY DUNSTAN v CHRISTINA MARGARET RIDDELL [2022] NZSC 67 [26 May 2022] (PDF, 176 KB)
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