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
3 November 2015
28 October 2015
22 August 2016
3 February 2016
23 February 2016
18 November 2015
24 November 2015
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Notice of abandonment of appeal being lodged, the appeal is deemed to be dismissed.
15 February 2016
12 April 2016
Elias CJ, William Young, Glazebrook, Arnold, O’Regan JJ18 December 2015
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The recall application is dismissed.
10 February 2016
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The application for the recall of the judgment of 10 February 2016 is dismissed.
14 March 2016 (direction)
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A The recall application is dismissed.
B We direct the Registrar to refuse to accept any applications involving challenges to:
(1) the judgment of Harrison J in Creser v Creser [2015] NZCA 416; (
2) our decisions of 18 December 2015, 10 February 2016 and 10 March 2016;
(3) this judgment; and
(4) any future decision of the Registrar refusing to accept such applications.
6 April 2016
17 December 2015
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Application for recall is dismissed.
23 March 2016