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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
Ahmed Alcazaz v Enterprise IT Limited
Case number
SC 39/2021
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for stay is dismissed.
B The application for an extension of time to file submissions is dismissed.
11 June 2021
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A The application for stay is dismissed.
B The application for an extension of time to file submissions is dismissed.
16 August 2021
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A The application for an extension of time to apply for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 11 June 2021 (AlKazaz v Enterprise IT Ltd [2021] NZSC 59) is allowed only to make the corrections identified at [8] of the judgment.
C The [2021] NZSC 59 judgment is reissued with those corrections.
D The applicant must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
16 August 2021
Employment Court decision
AHMED ALKAZAZ v ENTERPRISE IT LIMITED [2020] NZEmpC 186 [9 November 2020]
Supreme court decision
AHMED ALKAZAZ v ENTERPRISE IT LIMITED [2021] NZSC 59 [11 June 2021] (PDF, 171 KB)
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
AHMED ALKAZAZ v ENTERPRISE IT LIMITED [2021] NZSC 101 [16 August 2021] (PDF, 200 KB)
Case name
Jamie Anthony Foster v The Queen
Case number
SC 40/2021
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
19 July 2021
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The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 19 July 2021
(Foster v R [2021] NZSC 90) as reissued on 12 August 2021 is dismissed.
7 October 2021
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
JAMIE ANTHONY FOSTER v R [2021] NZSC 90 [19 July 2021] (PDF, 184 KB)
Recall judgment
JAMIE ANTHONY FOSTER v R [2021] NZSC 130 [7 October 2021] (PDF, 38 KB)
Case name
Seng Bou (Paul) Keung v The Official Assignee and Westpac New Zealand Limited
Case number
SC 41/2021
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B There is no order as to costs.
7 July 2021
High Court decision
SENG BOU (PAUL) KEUNG v OFFICIAL ASSIGNEE [2020] NZHC 32 [29 January 2020]
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
SENG BOU (PAUL) KEUNG v OFFICIAL ASSIGNEE [2021] NZSC 81 [7 July 2021] (PDF, 173 KB)
Case name
Maninder Singh v New Zealand Police
Case number
SC 42/2021
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application to adduce evidence in support of the application is dismissed.
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
2 July 2021
High Court decision
SINGH v NEW ZEALAND POLICE [2020] NZHC 368 [3 March 2020]
Court of Appeal decision
SINGH v NEW ZEALAND POLICE [2021] NZCA 91 [25 March 2021]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
MANINDER SINGH v NEW ZEALAND POLICE [2021] NZSC 78 [2 July 2021] (PDF, 164 KB)
Case name
F v W and L
Case number
SC 43/2021
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The applications for leave to appeal are dismissed
B The applicants (F and W) must pay L costs of $2500.00
21 June 2021
High Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Case name
Darryn Michael Horton v The Queen
Case number
SC 44/2021
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
12 August 2021
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
DARRYN MICHAEL HORTON v R [2021] NZSC 99 [12 August 2021] (PDF, 48 KB)
Case name
W v L
Case number
SC 45/2021
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The applications for leave to appeal are dismissed
B The applicants (F and W) must pay L costs of $2500.00
21 June 2021
High Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Case name
P (SC 46/2021) v Commissioner of Inland Revenue, W (SC 40/2021) and Attorney General
Case number
SC 46/2021
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
28 May 2021
Court of Appeal decision
P (CA85/2019) v COMMISSIONER OF INLAND REVENUE [2019] NZCA 531 [4 November 2019]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
P (SC 46/2021) v COMMISSIONER OF INLAND REVENUE [2021] NZSC 51 [28 May 2021] (PDF, 39 KB)
Case name
Kim Dotcom v United States of America and District Court at North Shore
Case number
SC 47/2021
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for an order that, pending determination of the applicant’s application for leave to appeal to this Court, the hearing in the Court of Appeal on 6 May 2021 be adjourned until after the determination of the application for leave to appeal (and the appeal, if leave is granted) is dismissed.
B There is no order as to costs.
4 May 2021
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
KIM DOTCOM v UNITED STATES OF AMERICA [2021] NZSC 36 [4 May 2021] (PDF, 176 KB)
Case name
Richard Ciliang Yan v Mainzeal Property and Construction Limited (in Liquidation) And Ors
Case number
SC 48/2021
Summary
Civil Appeal and Cross Appeal
Result
A Leave to appeal is granted (Yan v Mainzeal Property and Construction Ltd (in liq) [2021] NZCA 99).
B Leave to cross appeal is granted.
6 September 2021
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A The appeals by the directors are dismissed.
B The cross-appeal by the liquidators is allowed to the extent that in lieu of the remittal of the proceedings back to the High Court, we order the directors to contribute to the assets of Mainzeal $39.8 million together with interest at prescribed rates since 28 February 2013 with the liabilities of Dame Jennifer Shipley and Messrs Tilby and Gomm each limited to $6.6 million and interest.
C The directors are to pay costs in the sum of $65,000 together with reasonable disbursements.
25 August 2023
Date of hearing
07 March 2022 - 11 March 2022
Judges
Winkelmann CJ, William Young, Glazebrook, O'Regan and Ellen France JJ
Transcripts
Case Synopses
Media Releases
High Court decision
MAINZEAL PROPERTY AND CONSTRUCTION LIMITED (IN LIQ) v YAN AND OTHERS [2019] NZHC 1637 [12 July 2019]
Court of Appeal decision
YAN v MAINZEAL PROPERTY AND CONSTRUCTION LIMITED (IN LIQUIDATION) [2021] NZCA 99 [31 March 2021]
Leave judgment - leave granted
RICHARD CILIANG YAN v MAINZEAL PROPERTY AND CONSTRUCTION LIMITED (IN LIQUIDATION) [2021] NZSC 109 [6 September 2021] (PDF, 40 KB)
Substantive judgment
RICHARD CILIANG YAN v MAINZEAL PROPERTY AND CONSTRUCTION LIMITED (IN LIQ) [2023] NZSC 113 [25 August 2023] (PDF, 953 KB)
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