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
M (SC 111/2024) v The King
Case number
SC 111/2024
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Case name
Lai Janice Toy v The King
Case number
SC 112/2024
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
District Court decision
Case name
P v Commonwealth of Australia and District Court of Wellington
Case number
SC 113/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
High Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Case name
Raymond Iveagh Jury v The King
Case number
SC 114/2024
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Case name
Vasa Johnston v The King
Case number
SC 115/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
8 November 2024
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Richard Lincoln v Attorney-General
Case number
SC 116/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Case name
Ruth Ramirez-Alfonso v The King
Case number
SC 117/2024
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Case name
Davina Valerie Reid v New Zealand Law Society
Case number
SC 118/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Case name
Vincent Ross Siemer v Attorney-General and Registrar of the Supreme Court
Case number
SC 119/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Case name
Barry John Bailey v The King
Case number
SC 120/2024
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision