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.

27 September 2024

Case information summary 2024 (as at 27 September 2024) –  Cases where leave granted (127 KB)
Case information summary 2024 (as at 27 September 2024)  – Cases where leave to appeal decision not yet made (PDF, 120 KB)

2024

Case name
Adrian Neil Page and Julie Maree Crosbie v Greater Wellington Regional Council
Case number
SC 101/2024
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Case name
W v The King
Case number
SC 102/2024
Summary
Order prohibiting publication of the judgment and any part of the proceedings (including the result) in news media or on the internet or other publicly available database until final disposition of retrial. Publication in law report or law digest permitted.
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Case name
Munyaradzi Cornelius Mukoko v The King
Case number
SC 103/2024
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
District Court decision
Case name
Ponsonby Chambers (on behalf of Tanya Dunstan) v Attorney-General, Minister of Justice and Andrew Kibblewhite
Case number
SC 104/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Habeas Corpus - Application for leave to bring an appeal
High Court decision
Not publicly available
Case name
Raiser Operations BV, Uber Portier BV, Uber BV, Portier New Zealand Limited and Rauser New Zealand Limited v E Tū Incorporated and First Union Incorporated
Case number
SC 105/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Case name
M (SC 106/2024) v The King
Case number
SC 106/2024
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
High Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision