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
Application for leave to appeal refused.
5 December 2008.
Application for leave to appeal dismissed.
17 December 2008Application for leave to appeal dismissed.
Costs $2,5000 to the first respondents (jointly) and $2,500 to the second respondent.
5 February 2009
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Appeal allowed, convictions quashed. No order for retrial.
28 May 2009
- Hearing date 7 May 2009 (PDF, 180 KB)
- stewart v the queen media release (PDF, 87 KB)
Application for leave to appeal refused.
5 December 2008.
7 July 2009
16 July 2009
Application for leave to appeal dismissed.
4 February 2009
4 February 2009
- Hearing date 7 July 2009 (PDF, 122 KB)
4 February 2009
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Appeal allowed. Orders made in the High Court set aside. Summary Judgment application dismissed. Proceeding remitted to the High Court. Costs of $15,000 to the appellant.
28 April 2010
- Hearing date 25 June 2009 SC 85/2008 (PDF, 345 KB)
- MR [2010] NZSC 47 (PDF, 37 KB)
Application for leave to appeal dismissed.
30 March 2009
5 February 2009