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
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
18 June 2024
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct in the answers the Court gave to the questions of law before the Court.
9 May 2024
- Hearing date 24 October 2024 Appellant Submissions (PDF, 435 KB)
- Hearing date 24 October 2024 Respondent Submissions (PDF, 378 KB)
- Hearing date 24 October 2024 Appellant oral outline (PDF, 249 KB)
- Hearing date 24 October 2024 Respondent oral outline (PDF, 143 KB)
- Hearing date 24 October 2024 Case Synopsis (PDF, 318 KB)
B The applicant must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
26 July 2024
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
13 September 2024
B There is no order as to costs.
12 August 2024
B There is no order as to costs.
13 August 2024
B The applicants must pay the respondent one set of costs of $2,500.
20 June 2024
B The applicants must pay the respondent one set of costs of $2,500.
20 June 2024
B The applicants must pay the respondents one set of costs of $2,500.
24 July 2024