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.
16 April 2014
Application for leave to appeal dismissed.
Costs $2,5000 to the respondent plus reasonable disbursements.
19 February 2014.
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
The applicant is to pay costs of $2,500 to the second respondent.
4 April 2014.
Application for recall dismissed.
8 April 2014.
The applications for leave to appeal are dismissed.
The applicants, jointly and severally, must pay the respondent costs in the amount of $5,000 plus all reasonable disbursements to be fixed if necessary by the Registrar.
17 March 2014.
The applications for leave to appeal are dismissed.
The applicants, jointly and severally, must pay the respondent costs in the amount of $5,000 plus all reasonable disbursements to be fixed if necessary by the Registrar.
17 March 2014.
The application for leave to appeal is granted.
The question is whether the sum insured for buildings under the material damage section of the contract of insurance is inclusive or exclusive of sums payable to the insured by the Earthquake Commission under the Earthquake Commission Act 1993 for natural disaster damage to the insured’s buildings from the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
17 March 2014
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The appeal is dismissed.
The appellant must pay the first respondent costs of $25,000 plus reasonable disbursements. We certify for two counsel.
15 October 2014
Elias CJ, McGrath, William Young, Glazebrook, Arnold JJ.
Application for leave to appeal dismissed.
20 March 2013.
Leave to appeal against conviction on the charge under s 144A of the Crimes Act 1961 is granted.
The approved ground of appeal is whether s 144A criminalises offending as a party under s 66 of the Crimes Act.
The application to appeal against conviction on the charge under ss 131A and 145A of the Films, Videos and Publications Classification Act 1993 is dismissed.
20 February 2014
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Appeal dismissed.
13 August 2014
Application for leave to appeal dismissed.
19 February 2014.
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
The applicant must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
10 March 2014.