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.

25 March 2025

Case information summary 2024 (as at 25 March 2025) –  Cases where leave granted (127 KB)

Case information summary 2024 (as at 25 March 2025)  – Cases where leave to appeal decision not yet made (PDF, 99 KB)

2025

Case name
Franco Belgiorno-Nettis v Auckland Unitary Plan Independent Hearings Panel and Auckland Council
Case number
SC 11/2025
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
High Court decision
[2022] NZHC 3623
Court of Appeal decision
BELGIORNO-NETTIS v AUCKLAND UNITARY PLAN INDEPENDENT HEARINGS PANEL [2024] NZCA 695 [19 December 2024]
Case name
Tyson Wade Francis Repia v The King
Case number
SC 12/2025
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Date of Judgment
01 January 2025
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Case name
Stewart Robert Coulson v New Zealand Police
Case number
SC 13/2025
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Case name
George Charles Desmond Kerr, Lothian Partners Capital Limited, Glencoe Land (Joint Venture) Limited, Galt Nominees Limited and Pyne Holdings (In Receivership) v Bank of New Zealand
Case number
SC 14/2025
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
High Court decision
BANK OF NEW ZEALAND v LOTHIAN PARTNERS CAPITAL LTD [2023] NZHC 196 [15 February 2023]
Court of Appeal decision
[2024] NZCA 684
Case name
Razdan Rafiq v Auckland Transport
Case number
SC 15/2025
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
High Court decision
RAFIQ v AUCKLAND TRANSPORT [2024] NZHC 3031 [18 October 2024]
Court of Appeal decision
[2025] NZCA 4
Case name
Gautam Jindal v Cherag Minoo Daruwallla
Case number
SC 16/2025
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
High Court decision
JINDAL v DARUWALLLA [2023] NZHC 3315 [24 November 2023]
Court of Appeal decision
JINDAL v DARUWALLA [2024] NZCA 685 [19 December 2024]
Case name
Barrie John Williams v New Zealand Police
Case number
SC 17/2025
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring appeal
District Court decision
[2023] NZDC 9051
Court of Appeal decision
[2025] NZCA 15
Case name
Edmond Apanui v Comissioner of Police
Case number
SC 18/2025
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
District Court decision
[2023] NZDC 24918
Court of Appeal decision
COMMISSIONER OF POLICE v APANUI [2024] NZCA 307 [10 July 2024]
Case name
Manu Iongi v The King
Case number
SC 19/2025
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
High Court decision
[2024] NZHC 304
Court of Appeal decision
IONGI v R [2024] NZCA 522 [16 October 2024]
Case name
W and M v AG and Anor
Case number
SC 20/2025
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