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
28 February 2012.
Application for leave to appeal dismissed.
11 March 2011.Application for leave to appeal dismissed.
9 June 2011.The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
The applicant is to pay the respondent costs in the sum of $2,500.
9 May 2011.
Application for leave to appeal dismissed, with costs $1500.00 plus disbursements to be fixed if necessary by the Registrar to the Attorney-General.
20 April 2011.
Application for leave to appeal dismissed with cocts of $2,500 to the respondent.
1 June 2011.Application for leave to appeal dismissed.
31 March 2011.Application for leave to appeal dismissed. Costs $2,000 to the respondent.
13 April 2011Application for leave to appeal dismissed.
19 May 2011.A The application for leave to appeal is granted.
B The approved grounds are:
(a) Whether sleepovers constitute “work” under s 6 of the Minimum Wage Age 1983; and
(b) If so, whether the Act is complied with if an employee’ s average rate of pay over a pay period is not less than the prescribed minimum.
19 May 2011