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
3 February 2005
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The first respondent is granted leave to cross appeal. The declarations made by the Court of Appeal are set aside. The Court makes the following declarations: 1. Those applying article 33.2 of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees 1951 under Part 4A of the Immigration Act 1987 are to apply it in its own terms. In particular, to come within article 33.2, the person in question must be thought on reasonable grounds to pose a serious threat to the security of New Zealand; the threat must be based on objectively reasonable grounds and the threatened harm must be substantial. 2. In carrying out his function under Part 4A of the Immigration Act the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security is concerned only to determine whether the relevant security criteria - here s 72 and article 33.2 - are satisfied. He is not to determine whether Mr Zaoui is subject to a threat which would or might prevent his removal from New Zealand. To the extent that the above declarations differ from those made by the Court of Appeal, the appeal and the cross-appeal are allowed.
21 June 2005
12 and 13 April 2005
Gault J; Blanchard J.
Leave to appeal granted.
22 February 2005
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New Zealand Council of Trade Unions granted Intervener status.
14 March 2005
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Business New Zealand granted Intervener status.
16 March 2005
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The appeal is allowed.
The decision of the Employment Court is restored.
Costs in favour of the appellant against the respondent will be fixed by the Court following the receipt of written submissions.
16 June 2005
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Judgment of the Court on Costs issued.
10 August 2005
Leave to appeal granted.
8 April 2005
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Notice of abandonment being lodged, the appeal is deemed to be dismissed.
Hearing date : 22 July 2005
Leave to appeal granted.
8 March 2005
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Appeal allowed. All orders made below are set aside. The proceeding is struck out. Costs to the appellant in the total sum of $25,000 to cover all courts plus disbursements.
15 July 2005