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.
11 July 2024
Case information summary 2024 (as at 5 July 2024) – Cases where leave granted (123 KB)
Case information summary 2024 (as at 5 July 2024) – Cases where leave to appeal decision not yet made (PDF, 126 KB)
2021
13 September 2021
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
26 July 2021
10 December 2021
B The applicant must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
27 August 2021
B The applicant must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
30 August 2021
B The applicant must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
20 September 2021
27 October 2021
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The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 27 October 2021 (McIntosh v Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections [2021] NZSC 142) is dismissed.
3 December 2021
Civil Appeal - Respondents application for leave to bring an appeal
B The application for leave to cross appeal is dismissed.
C There is no order as to costs.
2 November 2021
B The applicant must pay the respondents costs of $2,500.
21 September 2021
B The applicant must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
17 September 2021