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
Raewyn Wallace v Attorney-General and Commissioner of Police
Case number
SC 90/2022
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring a civil appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B There is no order as to costs.
6 June 2023
B There is no order as to costs.
6 June 2023
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
P (SC 91/2022) v High Court at Auckland, Court of Appeal, Commissioner of Inland Revenue and Attorney-General
Case number
SC 91/2022
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring a civil appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The applicant must pay one set of costs of $2,500 to the third and fourth respondents.
22 November 2022
B The applicant must pay one set of costs of $2,500 to the third and fourth respondents.
22 November 2022
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Colin Samuel Henry v Ministry of Justice and Attorney-General
Case number
SC 92/2022
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring a civil appeal
Result
A The application for an extension of time to apply for leave to appeal is granted.
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
C The applicant must pay the respondents costs of $2,500.
6 December 2022
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
C The applicant must pay the respondents costs of $2,500.
6 December 2022
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Jing Jun Yu and Andrew Investments (2004) Limited v Dale Gordon Bradley and Jillian Anne Braley
Case number
SC 93/2022
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring a civil appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The applicants must pay the respondents costs of $2,500.
21 December 2022
B The applicants must pay the respondents costs of $2,500.
21 December 2022
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
W v The King
Case number
SC 94/2022
Summary
ORDER PROHIBITING PUBLICATION OF THE JUDGMENT AND ANY PART OF THE PROCEEDINGS (INCLUDING THE RESULT) IN NEWS MEDIA OR ON THE INTERNET OR OTHER PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DATABASE UNTIL FINAL DISPOSITION OF TRIAL. PUBLICATION IN LAW REPORT OR LAW DIGEST PERMITTED.
Result
ORDER PROHIBITING PUBLICATION OF THE JUDGMENT AND ANY PART OF THE PROCEEDINGS (INCLUDING THE RESULT) IN NEWS MEDIA OR ON THE INTERNET OR OTHER PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DATABASE UNTIL FINAL DISPOSITION OF TRIAL. PUBLICATION IN LAW REPORT OR LAW DIGEST PERMITTED.
14 October 2022
14 October 2022
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Case name
Christopher Knute Skagen v Wellington Standards Committee of the New Zealand Law Society
Case number
SC 95/2022
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring a civil appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The applicant must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
14 December 2022
B The applicant must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
14 December 2022
High Court decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Xieyan Mao v Hargun Singh
Case number
SC 96/2022
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring a civil appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The applicant must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
21 December 2022
B The applicant must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
21 December 2022
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Pauline Janice Harrison v Adrienne Harrison, Graeme Ross Harrison, Nicholas Hamilton Birdsey, Raymond Owen Parmenter, Childfund New Zealand Limited And ASB Bank Limited
Case number
SC 97/2022
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring a civil appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The applicant must pay the respondents costs of $500.
18 November 2022
B The applicant must pay the respondents costs of $500.
18 November 2022
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Steven Richard Young v Attorney-General
Case number
SC 98/2022
Summary
Civil Appeal
Result
A Leave to appeal is granted (Young v Attorney-General [2022] NZCA 391).
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to dismiss the appeal.
14 December 2022
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A The appeal is dismissed.
B The appellant must pay the respondent costs of $25,000 plus usual disbursements.
30 October 2023
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to dismiss the appeal.
14 December 2022
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A The appeal is dismissed.
B The appellant must pay the respondent costs of $25,000 plus usual disbursements.
30 October 2023
Date of hearing
14 March 2023
Judges
Winkelmann CJ, Glazebrook, O'Regan, Ellen France and Williams JJ
Submissions from counsel
- Hearing 14 March 2023 Appellant submissions (PDF, 1.5 MB)
- Hearing 14 March 2023 Appellant oral outline (PDF, 711 KB)
- Hearing 14 March 2023 Respondent submissions (PDF, 3.7 MB)
Transcripts
Media Releases
- SC 98 2022 Young v AG press release 30 October 2023 (PDF, 288 KB)
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave granted
Substantive judgment
Case name
D v The King
Case number
SC 99/2022
Summary
ORDER PROHIBITING PUBLICATION OF THE JUDGMENT AND ANY PART OF THE PROCEEDINGS (INCLUDING THE RESULT) IN NEWS MEDIA OR ON THE INTERNET OR OTHER PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DATABASE UNTIL FINAL DISPOSITION OF TRIAL. PUBLICATION IN LAW REPORT OR LAW DIGEST PERMITTED.
Result
ORDER PROHIBITING PUBLICATION OF THE JUDGMENT AND ANY PART OF THE PROCEEDINGS (INCLUDING THE RESULT) IN NEWS MEDIA OR ON THE INTERNET OR OTHER PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DATABASE UNTIL FINAL DISPOSITION OF TRIAL. PUBLICATION IN LAW REPORT OR LAW DIGEST PERMITTED.
17 October 2022
17 October 2022
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
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