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
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
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
20 December 2024
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.
Result
A notice of abandonment having been filed, the application for leave to appeal is abandoned.
4 December 2024
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
Result
The Registrar is directed not to accept for filing the application for leave to appeal.
9 October 2024
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
Result
A Leave to appeal is granted (Rasier Operations BV v E Tū Inc [2024] NZCA 403).
B The approved question is whether the four Uber drivers are employees in terms of s 6 of the Employment Relations Act 2000.
19 December 2024
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
Case name
Daniel Clinton Fitzgerald v Attorney-General
Case number
SC 107/2024
Result
A Leave to appeal is granted (Fitzgerald v Attorney-General of New Zealand [2024] NZCA 419).
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to allow the appeal.
18 December 2024
Case name
Christopher Walker v The King
Case number
SC 108/2024
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal.
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
14 November 2024
District Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Kyle James Craig v New Zealand Police
Case number
SC 109/2024
Result
A The interlocutory applications and application for bail are dismissed.
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
5 December 2024
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Solicitor-General's Reference (No 1 of 2024) from CA441/2023 ([2024] NZCA 318)
Case number
SC 110/2024
Summary
Criminal Appeal — Application for leave to refer a question of law
Result
A We grant leave to the Solicitor-General to refer the following questions of law (arising from Nikoloff v R [2024] NZCA 318) to this Court under s 317 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011:
Was the defect in the leave given on behalf of the Attorney-General able to be remedied or rectified by the instrument of ratification?
Was the trial at which Mr Nikoloff was convicted a nullity?
B We appoint Mr S J Shamy as counsel to assist the Court on the appeal under s 318(3)(a) of the Criminal Procedure Act.
27 November 2024
Date of hearing
18 February 2025
Judges
Winkelmann CJ, Glazebrook, Ellen France, Williams and Miller JJ
High Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available