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
Application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
20 April 2011.Application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
Costs to the respondent $2,5000 plus disbursements.
20 May 2011.
2 June 2011
Elias CJ, Blanchard, Tipping, McGrath, William Young JJ.A The application for leave to appeal is granted.
B The approved ground is whether the conviction can stand in light of the quashing of the conviction of the person with whom the appellant was jointly charged and her discharge under s 347 of the Crimes Act 1961.
12 May 2011
Application for leave to appeal dismissed.
27 June 2011.Notice of abandonment being filed, the application for leave to appeal is deemed to be dismissed.
22 June 2011.17 June 2011.
5 July 2011.
Application for leave to appeal dismissed with costs of $2,500 to the respondent.
2 June 2011.Application for leave to appeal dismissed.
20 June 2011.6 May 2011
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Appeal allowed by consent. Orders for trial by judge alone set aside.
14 September 2011
Elias CJ, Blanchard, Tipping, McGrath, William Young JJ.