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.
16 September 2024
Case information summary 2024 (as at 13 September 2024) – Cases where leave granted (122 KB)
Case information summary 2024 (as at 13 September 2024) – Cases where leave to appeal decision not yet made (PDF, 124 KB)
All years
Applications for leave to appeal dismissed.
20 May 2010.
Notice of abandonment of appeal being lodged, the application is deemed to be dismissed.
22 June 2010.The application for leave to appeal is granted.
The approved ground is how priority is determined as between competing applications under the Resource Management Act 1991 for a finite resource.
31 March 2010.
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Appeal allowed. Conviction entered against the appellant in the District Court is set aside.
6 May 2011
- media release morse 1 (PDF, 89 KB)
Elias CJ, Blanchard, Tipping, McGrath, Anderson JJ
Application for leave to appeal is dismissed, with costs of $2,500 to the respondent.
9 June 2010.
Application for leave to appeal dismissed.
18 March 2010.
Application for leave to appeal dismissed.
8 July 2010.
Application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
29 July 2010.
Application for leave to appeal dismissed.
21 April 2010.
Application for leave to appeal dismissed.
12 May 2010.
Application for leave to appeal dismissed. No order for costs.
21 April 2010.