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
6 September 2016
30 August 2016
Nisha v R [2016] NZCA 294 (Ellen France P, Clifford and Katz JJ) not available online ____
28 September 2016
8 December 2016
B The applicant must pay the respondents costs of $2,500
5 September 2016
B We award costs of $1,000 to the second respondent.
4 October 2016
16 August 2016
29 September 2016
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
3 October 2016
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
3 November 2016