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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.

24 June 2024

Case information summary 2024 (as at 21 June 2024) –  Cases where leave granted (121 KB)
Case information summary 2024 (as at 21 June 2024)  – Cases where leave to appeal decision not yet made (PDF, 125 KB)

All years

Case name
Catherine Anne Sixtus v Jacinda Ardern, Kris Faafoi, Andrew Little and Ashley Bloomfield
Case number
SC 49/2023
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
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Result
A The application for an extension of time to apply for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The applicant must pay the respondents one set of costs of $1,000. 12 July 2023
High Court decision
SIXTUS v ARDERN [2022] NZHC 1161 [24 May 2022
Court of Appeal decision
[2022] NZCA 372
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
CATHERINE ANNE SIXTUS v JACINDA ARDERN [2023] NZSC 84 [12 July 2023] (PDF, 143 KB)
Case name
G (SC 50/2023) v Commissioner of Police, Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections and District Court at Wellington
Case number
SC 50/2023
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The applicant must pay the first and second respondents costs of $2,500.
14 September 2023
High Court decision
G v COMMISSIONER OF POLICE [2022] NZHC 3514 [19 December 2022]
Court of Appeal decision
COMMISSIONER OF POLICE v G [2023] NZCA 93 [26 April 2023]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
G (SC 50/2023) v COMMISSIONER OF POLICE [2023] NZSC 123 [14 September 2023] (PDF, 213 KB)
Case name
Mahia Tamiefuna v The King
Case number
SC 51/2023
Summary
Criminal Appeal
Result
A Leave to appeal is granted (Tamiefuna v R [2023] NZCA 163).
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to dismiss the appeal.
28 July 2023
Date of hearing
06 March 2024 - 07 March 2024
Judges
Winkelmann CJ, Glazebrook, Ellen France, Williams and Kós JJ
Submissions from counsel
Transcripts
Case Synopses
High Court decision
R v TAMIEFUNA [2021] NZHC 2880 [22 October 2021]
Court of Appeal decision
TAMIEFUNA v R [2023] NZCA 163 [9 May 2023
Leave judgment - leave granted
MAHIA TAMIEFUNA v R [2023] NZSC 93 [28 July 2023] (PDF, 161 KB)
Case name
Siu Jun Zhou and Levonz Investment Limited v Commissioner of Police
Case number
SC 52/2023
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
High Court decision
[2023] NZHC 533
Court of Appeal decision
ZHOU v COMMISSIONER OF POLICE [2023] NZCA 137 [2 May 2023]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Siu Jun Zhou and Levonz Investment Limited v Commissioner of Police [2023] NZSC 124 [14 September 2023] (PDF, 159 KB)
Case name
D (SC 53/2023) v N (SC 53/2023) and Ors
Case number
SC 53/2023
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The applicant must pay costs of $500 to the New Zealand Law Society (the first respondent in CA452/2022).
28 July 2023
Court of Appeal decision
[2023] NZCA 193
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
D (SC 53/2023) v N (SC 53/2023) AND OTHERS [2023] NZSC 94 [28 July 2023] (PDF, 163 KB)
Case name
H (SC 54/2023) v The King
Case number
SC 54/2023
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
8 September 2023
Court of Appeal decision
H (CA308/2022) v R [2023] NZCA 135 [2 May 2023]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
H (SC 54/2023) v R [2023] NZSC 120 [8 September 2023] (PDF, 161 KB)
Case name
Christopher Joseph O'Neill v Judicial Conduct Commissioner
Case number
SC 55/2023
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B There is no order as to costs. 21 July 2023
High Court decision
O’NEILL v RITCHIE [2022] NZHC 1225 [30 May 2022]
Court of Appeal decision
[2023] NZCA 152
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
CHRISTOPHER JOSEPH O’NEILL v JUDICIAL CONDUCT COMMISSIONER [2023] NZSC 88 [21 July 2023] (PDF, 143 KB)
Case name
Christopher Joseph O'Neill v Judiciary of Auckland High Court, Registry of Auckland High Court and persons as yet unknown
Case number
SC 56/2023
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B There is no order as to costs.
10 August 2023
High Court decision
O’NEILL v THE JUDICIARY OF AUCKLAND HIGH COURT & Ors [2022] NZHC 2359 [14 September 2022]
Court of Appeal decision
O’NEILL v JUDICIARY OF AUCKLAND HIGH COURT, REGISTRY OF AUCKLAND HIGH COURT AND PERSONS AS YET UNKNOWN 2023] NZCA 153 [5 May 2023
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
CHRISTOPHER JOSEPH O’NEILL v JUDICIARY OF AUCKLAND HIGH COURT & ORS [2023] NZSC 105 [10 August 2023] (PDF, 168 KB)
Case name
Daniel Gary French v The King
Case number
SC 57/2023
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
10 August 2023
High Court decision
R v FRENCH [2022] NZHC 2470 [28 September 2022]
Court of Appeal decision
FRENCH v R [2023] NZCA 176 [17 May 2023]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
DANIEL GARY FRENCH v R [2023] NZSC 103 [10 August 2023] (PDF, 155 KB)
Case name
Abdihafid Ali Mohamed v The King
Case number
SC 58/2023
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
4 September 2023
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
MOHAMED v THE KING [2023] NZCA 143 [3 May 2023]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
ABDIHAFID ALI MOHAMED v R [2023] NZSC 117 [4 September 2023] (PDF, 180 KB)
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