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)
2024
Case name
Koro Putua v Attorney-General
Case number
SC 31/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal
Result
A Leave to appeal is granted (Attorney-General v Putua [2024] NZCA 67).
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to allow the appeal.
1 August 2024
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to allow the appeal.
1 August 2024
Date of hearing
27 February 2025
- 28 February 2025
Judges
Winkelmann CJ, Glazebrook, Ellen France, Williams and Miller JJ
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave granted
Case name
Benjamin Nilesh Goundar v The King
Case number
SC 32/2024
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
20 June 2024
20 June 2024
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Lisa Rochelle Lewis v Hamilton Cosmopolitan Club Incorporated
Case number
SC 33/2024
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.
18 June 2024
B The applicant must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
18 June 2024
District Court decision
High Court decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Francisc Caitlin Deliu v Attorney-General and New Zealand Police
Case number
SC 34/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The interlocutory applications addressed in this Court’s minute of 2 July 2024 are dismissed.
B The application for recall of this Court’s minute of 29 August 2024 is dismissed.
C The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
D The applicant must pay the respondents one set of costs of $2,500.
1 November 2024
B The application for recall of this Court’s minute of 29 August 2024 is dismissed.
C The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
D The applicant must pay the respondents one set of costs of $2,500.
1 November 2024
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Preetam Prakash Maid v The King
Case number
SC 35/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for extension of time to apply for leave to appeal Maid v R [2021] NZCA 456 is dismissed.
B The application for leave to appeal Maid v R [2024] NZCA 84 is dismissed.
31 July 2024
B The application for leave to appeal Maid v R [2024] NZCA 84 is dismissed.
31 July 2024
High Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
PREETAM PRAKASH MAID v R [2024] NZSC 86 [31 July 2024] (PDF, 222 KB)
Case name
NZTSOS Incorporated v Minister for COVID-19 Response, Director-General of Health and Attorney-General
Case number
SC 36/2024
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 respondents one set of costs of $2,500.
30 July 2024
B The applicant must pay the respondents one set of costs of $2,500.
30 July 2024
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Tyson Shane Brown v The King
Case number
SC 37/2024
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
19 August 2024
19 August 2024
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
TYSON SHANE BROWN v R [2024] NZSC 101 [19 August 2024] (PDF, 174 KB)
Case name
Body Corporate 207650 v Cheryl Sitara Singh
Case number
SC 38/2024
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.
15 August 2024
B The applicant must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
15 August 2024
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Haydn Campbell Nicholas Hill v Te Whatu Ora: Te Whetu Tawera Mental Health Services Auckland, Police Crown Representative and Robyn Lisa Ropati
Case number
SC 39/2024
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 first and second respondents one set of costs of $2,500.
1 August 2024
B The applicant must pay the first and second respondents one set of costs of $2,500.
1 August 2024
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Abdullah Robert Boyd v Australian Federal Police, New South Wales Legal Aid, New Zealand Defence Force, New Zealand Police, Attorney-General, Office of the Inspectorate, Canterbury Intelligence Team and Ministry of Health
Case number
SC 40/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for an extension of time to apply for leave to appeal is granted.
B The application for leave to adduce further evidence is dismissed.
C The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
D There is no order as to costs.
30 July 2024
B The application for leave to adduce further evidence is dismissed.
C The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
D There is no order as to costs.
30 July 2024
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
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