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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)

2021

Case name
Garth Bowkett Paterson v Lepionka & Company Investments Limited, Stefan Jozef John Lepionka and Gregory Bernard Horton as Trustees of the Lepionka Business Trust, Lepionka & Company Limited, Stefan Jozef John Lepionka as Trustees of the SJ Lepionka Family
Case number
SC 101/2021
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B There is no order as to costs.
3 December 2021
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A The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 3 December 2021 (Paterson v Lepionka & Co Investments Ltd [2021] NZSC 171) is allowed only to make the change identified at [2] below.
B The [2021] NZSC 171 judgment is reissued with this change.
23 December 2021
High Court decision
PATERSON v LEPIONKA & CO INVESTMENTS LTD [2020] NZHC 2184 [26 August 2020]
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
GARTH BOWKETT PATERSON v LEPIONKA & COMPANY INVESTMENTS LIMITED [2021] NZSC 171 [3 December 2021] (PDF, 156 KB)
Case name
Rahla Hussein Amin Harder Almarzooqi v Rafid Mohammed Salih
Case number
SC 102/2021
Summary
Civil 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.
23 November 2021
High Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
RAHLA HUSSEIN AMIN HARDER ALMARZOOQI v RAFID MOHAMMED SALIH [2021] NZSC 161 [23 November 2021] (PDF, 47 KB)
Case name
Ashor Christian Gorgus v The Queen
Case number
SC 103/2021
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.
3 November 2021
Court of Appeal decision
GORGUS v R [2021] NZCA 367 [5 August 2021]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
ASHOR CHRISTIAN GORGUS v R [2021] NZSC 146 [3 November 2021] (PDF, 161 KB)
Case name
Surender Singh Mehrok v The Queen
Case number
SC 104/2021
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
11 November 2021
High Court decision
R v MEHROK [2020] NZHC 2722 [15 October 2020]
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
SURENDER SINGH MEHROK v R [2021] NZSC 155 [11 November 2021] (PDF, 54 KB)
Case name
F v W and L
Case number
SC 105/2021
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 second respondent costs of $2,500.
12 November 2021
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Case name
Kelly Alexandra Roe v University of Auckland
Case number
SC 106/2021
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The applications for leave to appeal are dismissed.
B The applicant is to pay costs of $2,500 to each of the respondents.
15 November 2021
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
KELLY ALEXANDRA ROE v NEW ZEALAND VICE-CHANCELLORS COMMITTEE [2021] NZSC 158 [15 November 2021] (PDF, 188 KB)
Case name
F (SC 107/2021) v The Queen
Case number
SC 107/2021
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application to recall judgment
Result
The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 17 March 2017 (F (SC 129/2016) v R [2017] NZSC 34) is dismissed.
2 December 2021
Court of Appeal decision
F (CA270/2019) v R [2019] NZCA 447 [23 September 2019]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
F (SC 107/2021) v R [2021] NZSC 166 [2 December 2021] (PDF, 215 KB)
Case name
T (SC 108/2021) v The King
Case number
SC 108/2021
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
1 March 2023
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
T (SC 108/2021) v R [2023] NZSC 12 [1 March 2023] (PDF, 171 KB)
Case name
Kelly Alexander Roe v Auckland District Health Board
Case number
SC 109/2021
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The applications for leave to appeal are dismissed.
B The applicant is to pay costs of $2,500 to each of the respondents.
15 November 2021
High Court decision
ROE v AUCKLAND DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD [2021] NZHC 1780 [15 July 2021]
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
KELLY ALEXANDRA ROE v NEW ZEALAND VICE-CHANCELLORS COMMITTEE [2021] NZSC 158 [15 November 2021] (PDF, 188 KB)
Case name
Joseph Auga Matamata v The Queen
Case number
SC 110/2021
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
3 March 2022
High Court decision
R v MATAMATA [2020] NZHC 1829 [27 July 2020]
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
JOSEPH AUGA MATAMATA v R [2022] NZSC 16 [3 March 2022] (PDF, 173 KB)
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