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.
11 October 2024
Case information summary 2024 (as at 11 October 2024) – Cases where leave granted (129 KB)
Case information summary 2024 (as at 11 October 2024) – Cases where leave to appeal decision not yet made (PDF, 119 KB)
All years
11 December 2006
15 February 2007
7 March 2007
Application for leave to appeal dismissed.
30 July 2007
6 December 2006
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Appeal allowed. Orders made in the High Court quashed. Supression of name to lapse at 9 am on 7 December 2006. Costs reserved. Reasons to be given later.
20 February 2007
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Appeal dismissed. Costs reserved. Reasons to be given later.
7 March 2007
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Appeal and Cross Appeal dismissed.
Order of Court of Appeal remitting the proceeding to the Employment Court stands.
Costs to appellant $25,000 plus disbursements.
Order for Costs in Court of Appeal stands.
14 November 2007
- Hearing date 13 and 14 June 2007 SC 91/2006 (PDF, 485 KB)
- MR [2007] NZSC 89 (PDF, 89 KB)
8 March 2007