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
Leave to appeal is granted on the following ground:
Were the views expressed by the Court of Appeal in its judgment [2012] NZCA 533 at [55]-[68] and [96]-[97] of its reasons correct?
8 March 2013
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A The appeal against the Court of Appeal’s determination that a political purpose cannot be a charitable purpose is allowed.
B The appeal against the Court of Appeal’ s determination that purposes or activities that are illegal or unlawful preclude charitable status is dismissed.
C The matter of the charitable status of the objects of Greenpeace of New Zealand Inc is remitted to the chief executive of the Department of Internal Affairs and the Charities Board for reconsideration in light of this decision.
D No order for costs is made.
6 August 2014
Elias CJ, McGrath, William Young, Glazebrook, Arnold JJ.
Leave to appeal, and to appeal direct to this Court, is granted.
The approved ground of appeal is whether the High Court was right to dismiss the application for review.
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Appeal dismissed. No order as to costs.
27 February 2013
Hearing date : 1 February 2013
Elias CJ, McGrath, William Young, Chambers, Glazebrook JJ.
26 February 2013.
Leave to appeal is granted on the following ground:
Are the claims of some or all of the shareholders represented by the First Respondent (Mr Houghton) time-barred by virtue of limitation provisions in the Limitation Act 1950 or the Fair Trading Act 1986?
8 April 2013
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The appeal is dismissed.
Costs of $25,000 are awarded to the first respondent plus usual disbursements (to be set by the Registrar if necessary). The appellants and the second and fourth respondents are liable jointly and severally for the costs and disbursements. We certify for second counsel.
9 April 2014
Hearing date : 15 October 2013
Elias CJ, McGrath, Glazebrook, Arnold, Gault, Anderson JJ.
16 April 2013.
Application for leave to appeal dismissed.
18 March 2011.
2 September 2011.
The application for leave to appeal is granted.
The approved grounds are whether the challenged evidence was lawfully obtained under s 198 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957 or was, alternatively, properly admissible pursuant to s 30 of the Evidence Act 2006.
25 March 2011
3 and 4 May 2011
Elias CJ, Blanchard, Tipping, McGrath, Gault JJ.
- field media release (PDF, 92 KB)
Elias CJ, Blanchard, Tipping, McGrath, William Young JJ.
The application for leave to appeal is granted.
The approved ground is whether the Court of Appeal has in [2010] NZCA 556 correctly stated the test for corruptly accepting a bribe in terms of s 103 of the Crimes Act 1961.
17 March 2011
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Appeal dismissed.
27 October 2011
18 March 2011
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The appeal is dismissed.
The appellants are to pay the respondent costs of $15,000 and reasonable disbursements in connection with this appeal, as fixed by the Registrar if necessary.
11 November 2011
- sc 4 2011 mandic lisa marie anor v cornwall park (PDF, 634 KB)
- media release mandic dohnt (PDF, 90 KB)
Application for leave to appeal dismissed.
19 April 2011.