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.
23 December 2024
Case information summary 2024 (as at 23 December 2024) – Cases where leave granted (126 KB)
Case information summary 2024 (as at 23 December 2024) – Cases where leave to appeal decision not yet made (PDF, 116 KB)
2024
Case name
Amitesh Kumar Sharma v Auckland Council
Case number
SC 91/2024
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.
22 October 2024
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
22 October 2024
District Court decision
Not publicly available
High Court decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Pierre John Parsons v Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections
Case number
SC 92/2024
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
13 December 2024
13 December 2024
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
ASB Bank Limited v Anthony Paul Simons, Andrew John Bevan and Mei Lim, Philip Charles Dunbar and Sheryn Valeri Dunbar, Bruno Robert Bickerdike and Emma Renae Punter and Glenn Jonathan Marvin and Anna Mary Cuthbert
Case number
SC 93/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The applicants must pay the respondents costs of $2,500.
20 December 2024
B The applicants must pay the respondents costs of $2,500.
20 December 2024
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Harry Memelink v Body Corporate 68792
Case number
SC 94/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for leave to file submissions in reply is dismissed.
B The application for leave to file a bundle of exhibits is dismissed.
C The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
D The applicant must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
6 December 2024
B The application for leave to file a bundle of exhibits is dismissed.
C The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
D The applicant must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
6 December 2024
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Rueben Teika v Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand
Case number
SC 95/2024
Summary
Civil appeal - Habeas Corpus
Result
A Leave to appeal is granted (Teika v Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand [2024] NZCA 390). B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to dismiss the appeal.
C Costs are reserved.
25 September 2024
C Costs are reserved.
25 September 2024
Date of hearing
13 March 2024
Judges
Glazebrook, Ellen France, Williams, Kos and Miller JJ | Venue: Christchurch High Court Courtroom 12
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave granted
Case name
Kaiya Frances Shute v The King
Case number
SC 96/2024
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
14 November 2024
14 November 2024
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
SHUTE v R [2024] NZSC 158 [14 November 2024] (PDF, 174 KB)
Case name
P (SC 97/2024) v The King
Case number
SC 97/2024
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Case name
Daljeet Singh v The King
Case number
SC 98/2024
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
11 December 2024
11 December 2024
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
SINGH v R [2024] NZSC 171 [11 December 2024] (PDF, 209 KB)
Case name
Arena Alceon NZ Credit Partners, LLC and Quaestor Advisors, LLC v Damien Mitchell Grant and Adam Stevenson Botterill as Liquidators of Ormiston Rise Limited (in receivership and liquidation) and Damien Mitchell Grant and Adam Stevenson Botterill as Liquid
Case number
SC 99/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The applicants must pay the respondents one set of costs of $2,500.
5 December 2024
B The applicants must pay the respondents one set of costs of $2,500.
5 December 2024
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Case name
Quentin Stobart Haines, BPE Trustees (No 1) Limited and Quentin Haines Properties Limited v Harry Memelink and Cisca Forester as Trustees of the Link Trust No 1 (in Receivership)
Case number
SC 100/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for stay is dismissed.
B The applicants must pay the respondents one set of costs of $2,500.
16 October 2024
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A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed
B The applicants must pay the respondents one set of costs of $2,500.
28 November 2024
B The applicants must pay the respondents one set of costs of $2,500.
16 October 2024
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A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed
B The applicants must pay the respondents one set of costs of $2,500.
28 November 2024
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Supreme court decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
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