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
18 October 2007
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The appeals are dismissed with costs to the Commissioner of Inland Revenue of $25,000 together with reasonable disbursements, to be fixed if necessary by the Registrar, and to be borne as to 40% each by Westpac and ANZ National and as to 20% by ASB Bank.
14 April 2008
29 November 2007
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Appeal dismissed. Costs $15,000 to the 2nd respondent
17 June 2008
14 December 2007
11 December 2007
13 December 2007
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Appeal allowed. Cost to the appellant.
23 October 2008
- Hearing date 10 April 2008 SC 72/2007 (PDF, 355 KB)
- MR [2008] NZSC 87 (PDF, 89 KB)
6 December 2007
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Appeal and cross appeal dismissed. No order as to costs.
19 May 2009
Substantive judgment / Media release
Transcript
5 December 2007
28 November 2007