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Date of Judgment
Reference
Media release
Matthew John Young v R
06
December
2019
[2019] NZSC 137
Allan David McLean v Public Trust
06
December
2019
[2019] NZSC 136
Lemuel Misa v R
02
December
2019
[2019] NZSC 134
Media release
Peter Richard Prescott v New Zealand Police
22
November
2019
[2019] NZSC 133
Zen Pulemoana v R
19
November
2019
[2019] NZSC 131
Calin Ioan v Scott Technology NZ Limited
19
November
2019
[2019] NZSC 130
Brooke Christie Rolleston v R
19
November
2019
[2019] NZSC 129
Media release
Malcolm Edward Rabson v Judicial Conduct Commissioner
18
November
2019
[2019] NZSC 128
Nicholas Paul Alfred Reekie v Claimants A & B
18
November
2019
[2019] NZSC 127
Riki Scott Steen Walls v Ulsterman Holdings Limited (In Liquidation)
15
November
2019
[2019] NZSC 126
New Zealand Law Society v John Llewellyn Stanley
13
November
2019
[2019] NZSC 125
Robert Lee as Trustee of the Estate of J G Lee v Gregory Lee
08
November
2019
[2019] NZSC 124
GP96 Limited v PVG Securities Trustee Limited
07
November
2019
[2019] NZSC 123
Rangitira Developments Limited v Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Incorporated
05
November
2019
[2019] NZSC 121
Phillip Richard Joe v R
04
November
2019
[2019] NZSC 120
Farisha Farina Dean v Associate Minister of Immigration
04
November
2019
[2019] NZSC 119
Douglas Craig Schmuck v Opua Coastal Preservation Incorporated
29
October
2019
[2019] NZSC 118
Media release
Synlait Milk Limited v New Zealand Industrial Park Limited
29
October
2019
[2019] NZSC 117
ANZ Bank New Zealand Limited v Bushline Trustees Limited and Stephen Daniel Coomey as Trustees of Bushline Trust One
15
October
2019
[2019] NZSC 115
Harry Memelink and Lynx Trustees Limited as Trustees of Link Trust (No 1) v Collins & May Law
11
October
2019
[2019] NZSC 114
Marko Otis v New Zealand Police
11
October
2019
[2019] NZSC 113
Shark Experience Limited v PauaMAC5 Incorporated
11
October
2019
[2019] NZSC 111
Media release
Franco Belgiorno-Nettis v Auckland Unitary Plan Independent Hearings Panel
10
October
2019
[2019] NZSC 112
Tony Douglas Robertson v R
10
October
2019
[2019] NZSC 110
West v West
09
October
2019
[2019] NZSC 109
FMV v TZB
08
October
2019
[2019] NZSC 108
Peter James Brooks v R
08
October
2019
[2019] NZSC 107
T (SC 62/2019) v R
07
October
2019
[2019] NZSC 106
Timothy John Jackson v New Zealand Police
04
October
2019
[2019] NZSC 105
Melanie Wichart v New Zealand Police
27
September
2019
[2019] NZSC 104
Lewis Eru Craig v R
26
September
2019
[2019] NZSC 103
K (SC 70/2019) v R
26
September
2019
[2019] NZSC 102
Iraia Aranga Ngamotu Burton v R
23
September
2019
[2019] NZSC 101
Peter Robert Howse v R
20
September
2019
[2019] NZSC 99
Minister of Justice and Attorney General v Kyung Yup Kim
20
September
2019
[2019] NZSC 100
Jesse-James Winter v R
13
September
2019
[2019] NZSC 98
Media release
Jeffrey Robert Bunting v R
09
September
2019
[2019] NZSC 95
Pavlos Paul Gizelis v R
30
August
2019
[2019] NZSC 94
FTG Securities Limited v Bank of New Zealand And Ors
26
August
2019
[2019] NZSC 93
Maree Howard v Accident Compensation Corporation
26
August
2019
[2019] NZSC 92
Dermot Gregory Nottingham v Maltese Cat Limited
22
August
2019
[2019] NZSC 91
Lance Phillip Newing v New Zealand Police
22
August
2019
[2019] NZSC 90
Fredrick Hill v Māori Trustee
19
August
2019
[2019] NZSC 89
R (SC 1/2019) v R
16
August
2019
[2019] NZSC 87
Media release
Robt. Jones Holdings Limited v Anthony John McCullagh and Stephen Mark Lawrence
09
August
2019
[2019] NZSC 86
Media release
Ridgway Empire Limited v Jill Grant
08
August
2019
[2019] NZSC 85
Commissioner of Inland Revenue v Chatfield & Co Limited And Anor
07
August
2019
[2019] NZSC 84
Peter Hugh McGregor Ellis v R
31
July
2019
[2019] NZSC 83
Media release
Philip Dean Taueki v R
26
July
2019
[2019] NZSC 82
Rangitira Developments Limited v Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Incorporated
26
July
2019
[2019] NZSC 81
Media release
Scott v Williams
25
July
2019
[2019] NZSC 80
Rene Mischelle de Kwant v R
24
July
2019
[2019] NZSC 79
Maree Howard v Accident Compensation Corporation
24
July
2019
[2019] NZSC 78
Michael Edwin Kooiman v F M Custodians Limited
22
July
2019
[2019] NZSC 77
Dwayne Russell Warakihi Smyth-Davoren v Bridget Sutherland
19
July
2019
[2019] NZSC 76
Colin Graeme Craig v Jordan Henry Williams
17
July
2019
[2019] NZSC 74
Vipassana Foundation Charitable Trust Board v Auckland Council
12
July
2019
[2019] NZSC 73
D (SC 26/2019) v R
10
July
2019
[2019] NZSC 72
International Consolidated Business Proprietary Limited v S C Johnson & Son Incorporated
09
July
2019
[2019] NZSC 71
Dwayne Russell Warakihi Maaka Smyth-Davoren v David Parker
08
July
2019
[2019] NZSC 70
H (SC 97/2018) v R
03
July
2019
[2019] NZSC 69
Media release
Ruiren Xu and Diamantina Trust Limited v IAG New Zealand Limited
03
July
2019
[2019] NZSC 68
Media release
Dwayne Russell Warakihi Maaka Smyth-Davoren v Elizabeth II Alexandra Mary Mountbatten (born Windsor)
01
July
2019
[2019] NZSC 67
Dwayne Russell Warakihi Maaka Smyth-Davoren v David Parker
01
July
2019
[2019] NZSC 66
Blue Reach Services Limited And Anor v Spark New Zealand Trading Limited
28
June
2019
[2019] NZSC 65
David Noel Roigard v R
27
June
2019
[2019] NZSC 63
127 Hobson Street Limited v Honey Bees Preschool Limited
27
June
2019
[2019] NZSC 62
Brooke Christie Rolleston v R
26
June
2019
[2019] NZSC 61
Colin Graeme Craig v Jordan Henry Williams
25
June
2019
[2019] NZSC 60
Vivien Judith Madsen-Ries and Henry David Levin as liquidators of Debut Homes Limited v Leonard Wayne Cooper
21
June
2019
[2019] NZSC 59
Kalana Yasassri Dayarante v New Zealand Police
21
June
2019
[2019] NZSC 58
Rex Lawrence Wilson v R
18
June
2019
[2019] NZSC 57
Robert John Solomon Grace v R
12
June
2019
[2019] NZSC 56
Yusuke (David) Sena v New Zealand Police
24
May
2019
[2019] NZSC 55
Media release
Jane Dinsdale Siemer v District Court at North Shore
23
May
2019
[2019] NZSC 54
Vincent Ross Siemer
21
May
2019
[2019] NZSC 52
Brook Valley Community Group Incorporated v Brook Waimarama Sanctuary Trust
21
May
2019
[2019] NZSC 51
Finn Habib Batato v United States of America (intervene)
20
May
2019
[2019] NZSC 50
Eight Mile Style, LLC v New Zealand National Party
14
May
2019
[2019] NZSC 48
Sahu Khan v Shariff
14
May
2019
[2019] NZSC 47
Mark Edward Lundy v R
06
May
2019
[2019] NZSC 45
Paora Tahau v R
03
May
2019
[2019] NZSC 44
Lemuel Misa v R
17
April
2019
[2019] NZSC 42
Mark Robert Sandman v Colin Charles McKay, Roger David Cann and David John Clark (as partners of Wilson McKay)
16
April
2019
[2019] NZSC 41
Media release
James Hardie Industries plc v Karen Louise White and the persons listed in schedule 1
16
April
2019
[2019] NZSC 39
ANZ Bank New Zealand Limited v Financial Markets Authority
12
April
2019
[2019] NZSC 40
Craig v Williams
11
April
2019
[2019] NZSC 38
Media release
Talley’s Group Limited v Worksafe New Zealand
05
April
2019
[2019] NZSC 37
Richard Lyall Genge v R
03
April
2019
[2019] NZSC 35
George Robert Jolley v R
01
April
2019
[2019] NZSC 34
Robert Noe v Ratzapper Australasia Limited
27
March
2019
[2019] NZSC 33
Brooke Christie Rolleston v R
21
March
2019
[2019] NZSC 32
Miriam Clements v Queen of England and others
21
March
2019
[2019] NZSC 31
John Garry Davidoff v R
20
March
2019
[2019] NZSC 30
Gerardus Peter van Uden v Commissioner of Inland Revenue
19
March
2019
[2019] NZSC 29
Lodge Real Estate Limited v Commerce Commission
19
March
2019
[2019] NZSC 28
Kim Dotcom v District Court at North Shore
14
March
2019
[2019] NZSC 27
AN (SC 22/2019) v Prime Minister
11
March
2019
[2019] NZSC 25
Jenny Lyn Walker v Nelson District Court
11
March
2019
[2019] NZSC 24
Hayley Dawn Young v Attorney-General
06
March
2019
[2019] NZSC 23
Allan John Titford v R
05
March
2019
[2019] NZSC 22
Shreesh Basnyat v New Zealand Police
05
March
2019
[2019] NZSC 21
Jane Chapman Siemer v District Court at North Shore (review of registrar decision)
28
February
2019
[2019] NZSC 19
Attorney-General v Arthur William Taylor
27
February
2019
[2019] NZSC 18
Commercial Factors Limited v Meltzer & Ors
27
February
2019
[2019] NZSC 17
Caleb Afamasaga v R
27
February
2019
[2019] NZSC 16
Jia Wen Mao v Inno Capital No. 4 Limited
26
February
2019
[2019] NZSC 14
H (SC 52/2018) v Refugee and Protection Officer
25
February
2019
[2019] NZSC 13
Media release
Arona and Chambers v R
22
February
2019
[2019] NZSC 12
Christian John Gillibrand and Mary Caecilia Gillibrand (As Trustees of the Chris and Mary Gillibrand Family Trust) v George Peter Swanepoel
21
February
2019
[2019] NZSC 9
Winter v R
21
February
2019
[2019] NZSC 8
Schmuck v Opua Coastal Preservation Incorporated
21
February
2019
[2019] NZSC 7
H (SC 97/2018) v R
21
February
2019
[2019] NZSC 4
Christopher Robert Halpin v R
21
February
2019
[2019] NZSC 11
R (SC 1/2019) v R
21
February
2019
[2019] NZSC 10
Rangitira Developments Ltd v Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Inc
20
February
2019
[2019] NZSC 6
Frederick Hill v Māori Trustee
19
February
2019
[2019] NZSC 3
Main v New Zealand Police
18
February
2019
[2019] NZSC 2
P (SC 88/2018) v R
15
February
2019
[2019] NZSC 1