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 dismissed.
28 March 2014.
Application for leave to appeal dismissed.
4 December 2013.
Leave hearing 7 April 2014
Application for leave to appeal dismissed.
4 July 2014.
Application for leave to appeal dismissed.
Costs of $2,500 plus reasonable disbursements to the respondents.Application for leave to appeal dismissed.
9 October 2014.
Notice of abandonment being lodged, the application for leave to appeal is deemed to be dismissed.
5 February 2014.
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
The first applicant must pay the respondent costs in the amount of $2,500.
4 March 2014.
[2013] NZCA 503 CA 538/2012
Application for leave to appeal dismissed.
5 March 2014
[2013] NZCA 523 CA 160/2013
Application for leave to appeal dismissed.
19 February 2014.
Application for leave to appeal dismissed.
19 February 2014.