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.
8 November 2024
Case information summary 2024 (as at 8 November 2024) – Cases where leave granted (126 KB)
Case information summary 2024 (as at 8 November 2024) – Cases where leave to appeal decision not yet made (PDF, 116 KB)
All years
Case name
A, B and C v D and E Limited as Trustees of the Z Trust
Case number
SC 106/2022
Summary
Civil Appeal
Result
A Leave to appeal is granted (D and E Ltd as Trustees of the Z Trust v A, B and C [2022] NZCA 430).
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to allow the appeal.
C We make an order prohibiting publication of names, addresses or identifying particulars of any persons or entities connected to this proceeding.
20 December 2022
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to allow the appeal.
C We make an order prohibiting publication of names, addresses or identifying particulars of any persons or entities connected to this proceeding.
20 December 2022
Date of hearing
13 June 2023
- 14 June 2023
Judges
Winkelmann CJ, Glazebrook, O'Regan, Ellen France and Williams JJ
Submissions from counsel
- Hearing date 13 and 14 June 2023 Appellant submissions (PDF, 461 KB)
- Hearing date 13 and 14 June 2023 Respondent submissions (PDF, 963 KB)
- Hearing date 13 and 14 June 2023 Counsel to Assist Submissions (PDF, 257 KB)
- Hearing date 13 and 14 June 2023 Joint Chronology (PDF, 545 KB)
Transcripts
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave granted
Case name
Robert Terry Frank v New Zealand Police
Case number
SC 107/2022
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring a criminal appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
30 November 2022
30 November 2022
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
S v The King
Case number
SC 108/2022
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.
10 November 2022
10 November 2022
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Case name
T v The King
Case number
SC 109/2022
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 retrial. 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 retrial. Publication in law report or law digest permitted. 8 September 2023
Case name
A and J v Chief Executive of Oranga Tamariki
Case number
SC 110/2022
Summary
Civil Appeal - Habeas Corpus - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A notice of abandonment having been filed, the application for leave to appeal is deemed to be dismissed.
22 November 2022
22 November 2022
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Case name
John Henry Tamihere, Laurie Porima and Raymond Phillip Hall on behalf of Cletus Maanu Paul v Attorney-General
Case number
SC 111/2022
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
19 October 2023
19 October 2023
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Yiheng Wu v Stalix Property Limited and Stress Free Chairs, Dining and Loungs Limited
Case number
SC 112/2022
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The applicant must pay the respondents costs of $2,500.
16 February 2023
B The applicant must pay the respondents costs of $2,500.
16 February 2023
High Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
V v The King
Case number
SC 113/2022
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 is 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.
5 December 2022
5 December 2022
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Case name
Tanya Felicity Dunstan v Auckland High Court, Attorney-General And New Zealand Police
Case number
SC 114/2022
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The applicant must pay the respondents costs of $2,500.
17 February 2023
B The applicant must pay the respondents costs of $2,500.
17 February 2023
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
D (SC 115/2022) v JDN
Case number
SC 115/2022
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
17 February 2023
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A The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 17 February 2023 (D (SC 115/2022) v JDN [2023] NZSC 4) is dismissed.
B We make no order as to costs.
10 March 2023
17 February 2023
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A The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 17 February 2023 (D (SC 115/2022) v JDN [2023] NZSC 4) is dismissed.
B We make no order as to costs.
10 March 2023
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Recall judgment
D (SC 115/2022) v JDN [2023] NZSC 17 [10 March 2023] (PDF, 40 KB)
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