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.
8 November 2024
Case information summary 2024 (as at 8 November 2024) – Cases where leave granted (126 KB)
Case information summary 2024 (as at 8 November 2024) – Cases where leave to appeal decision not yet made (PDF, 116 KB)
2021
Case name
Kelly Alexandra Roe v New Zealand Vice-Chancellors Committee
Case number
SC 111/2021
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
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
Case name
Saymore Mutsamwira v The Queen
Case number
SC 112/2021
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.
15 December 2021
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
15 December 2021
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
KL (SC 113/2021) v The Queen
Case number
SC 113/2021
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.
24 November 2021
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
24 November 2021
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
KL (SC 113/2021) v R [2021] NZSC 162 [24 November 2021] (PDF, 176 KB)
Case name
I (SC 114/2021) v The Queen
Case number
SC 114/2021
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
2 December 2021
2 December 2021
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
ATONE IULIANO v R [2021] NZSC 167 [2 December 2021] (PDF, 39 KB)
Case name
Parklands Properties Limited v Francis Miles Reynolds and Juliet Linell Reynolds as trustees of the F & J Reynolds Trust, Richard Norman Reynolds and Kristen Suzanne Reynolds and Auckland Council
Case number
SC 115/2021
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 first and second respondents (collectively) costs of $2,500.
13 December 2021
B The applicant must pay the first and second respondents (collectively) costs of $2,500.
13 December 2021
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Cheyman Lee Mitchell v New Zealand Police
Case number
SC 116/2021
Summary
Criminal Appeal
Result
A Leave to appeal is granted (Mitchell v New Zealand Police [2021] NZCA 417).
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to dismiss the appeal.
14 December 2021
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The appeal is dismissed.
11 August 2023
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to dismiss the appeal.
14 December 2021
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The appeal is dismissed.
11 August 2023
Date of hearing
10 May 2022
Judges
Winkelmann CJ, O’Regan, Ellen France, Williams and Kós JJ
Submissions from counsel
- Hearing date 10 May 2022 Appellant submissions (PDF, 633 KB)
- Hearing date 10 May 2022 Respondent submissions (PDF, 434 KB)
Transcripts
- Hearing date 10 May 2022 (PDF, 389 KB)
Media Releases
- MR [2023] NZSC 104 (PDF, 287 KB)
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave granted
Substantive judgment
Case name
Paihia Property Holdings Corporate Trustee Limited v Body Corporate 193056 and Chin Yun Holdings Limited
Case number
SC 117/2021
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.
C The applicant must pay one set of costs of $2,500 to the first and second respondents.
24 February 2022
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
C The applicant must pay one set of costs of $2,500 to the first and second respondents.
24 February 2022
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
H (SC 118/2021) v The Queen
Case number
SC 118/2021
Summary
Civil / Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
ORDER PROHIBITING PUBLICATION OF THE JUDGMENT OR ANY PART OF THE PROCEEDINGS (INCLUDING THE RESULT) IN NEWS MEDIA OR ON THE INTERNET OR OTHER PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DATABASE UNTIL FINAL DISPOSITION OF RETRIAL. PUBLICATION IN LAW REPORT OR LAW DIGEST PERMITTED
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Case name
Dermot Gregory Nottingham, Phillip Nottingham and Earle McKinney v The real Estate Agents Authority and Martin Russell Honey
Case number
SC 119/2021
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.
21 December 2021
B The applicants must pay the respondents one set of costs of $2,500.
21 December 2021
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
John Lawson Little v New Zeland Natural Therapy Limited (in Liquidation), Vivien Judith Madsen-Ries and Henry David Levin
Case number
SC 120/2021
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 respondents costs of $2,500.
3 December 2021
B The applicant must pay the respondents costs of $2,500.
3 December 2021
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
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