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.

23 December 2024

Case information summary 2024 (as at 23 December 2024) –  Cases where leave granted (126 KB)
Case information summary 2024 (as at 23 December 2024)  – Cases where leave to appeal decision not yet made (PDF, 116 KB)

2024

Case name
Rex Malcolm Poole v The King
Case number
SC 21/2024
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A An extension of time to make the application for leave to appeal is granted.
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
18 June 2024
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Sirpa Elise Alalääkkölä v Paul Anthony Palmer
Case number
SC 22/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal
Result
A Leave to appeal is granted (Alalääkkölä v Palmer [2024] NZCA 24).
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
Date of hearing
24 October 2024
Judges
Ellen France, Williams, Kós, Miller and O'Regan JJ
Case name
Francisc Catalin Deliu v Solicitor-General
Case number
SC 23/2024
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 respondent costs of $2,500.
26 July 2024
High Court decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Daniel Coe v The King
Case number
SC 24/2024
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Case name
Sainey Marong v The King
Case number
SC 25/2024
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application to set aside the earlier abandonment of the appeal against conviction is declined.
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
13 September 2024
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Allan Geoffrey Halse v Employment Court of New Zealand, The Employment Relations Authority and Rangiura Trust Board
Case number
SC 26/2024
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.
12 August 2024
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Case name
Alan Clinton McQuade v Commissioner of Police
Case number
SC 27/2024
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.
13 August 2024
Case name
Ecomi Technology Pte Limited v MB Technology Limited
Case number
SC 28/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The applications for leave to appeal are dismissed.
B The applicants must pay the respondent one set of costs of $2,500.
20 June 2024
Case name
Orbis Technology Limited v MB Technology Limited
Case number
SC 29/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The applications for leave to appeal are dismissed.
B The applicants must pay the respondent one set of costs of $2,500.
20 June 2024
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Case name
Zhenlin (Robert) Luo, KC Brothers Limited, Ang (Anny) Yip and Man Fei Company Limited v Xiaoling (Annie) Shiu and CSR Pokeno Limited
Case number
SC 30/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The applicants must pay the respondents one set of costs of $2,500.
24 July 2024