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Supreme Court Decisions 2019

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CaseDate of JudgmentReferenceMedia release
Douglas Craig Schmuck v Opua Coastal Preservation Incorporated 23 December 2019[2019] NZSC 155
Nicholas Paul Alfred Reekie v Claimants A & B 23 December 2019[2019] NZSC 154
Re-issued: Nicholas Paul Alfred Reekie v Claimants A & B (dated 18 November 2019) 23 December 2019[2019] NZSC 127
Harjit Dheil v R 20 December 2019[2019] NZSC 153
Mark Edward Lundy v R 20 December 2019[2019] NZSC 152Media release
David Stanley Tranter v Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections 19 December 2019[2019] NZSC 151
Geoffrey Brian Kenny v Ministry of Business innovation and Employment 19 December 2019[2019] NZSC 150
Xiaoming He v Earthquake Commission and Anor 19 December 2019[2019] NZSC 149
Houghton v Saunders 13 December 2019[2019] NZSC 148
Sealegs International Ltd v Zhang 13 December 2019[2019] NZSC 147
Adam Raphael Greenbaum v Southern Cross Hospitals Limited 13 December 2019[2019] NZSC 146
Savvy Vineyards 4334 Limited v Weta Estate Limited 12 December 2019[2019] NZSC 145
Dermot Gregory Nottingham v The Queen 12 December 2019[2019] NZSC 144
Brougham v Regan and Tuffin as Trustees of the Winchester Trust 12 December 2019[2019] NZSC 143
Minister of Justice v Kyung Yup Kim 10 December 2019[2019] NZSC 142
Southern Response Earthquake Services Limited v Ross 09 December 2019[2019] NZSC 140
Paul Neville Bublitz v R 09 December 2019[2019] NZSC 139
Paul Neville Bublitz v R 09 December 2019[2019] NZSC 138
R (SC 101/2019) v Legal Services Commissioner 09 December 2019[2019] NZSC 135
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 134Media 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 129Media 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 118Media 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 111Media 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 98Media 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 87Media release
Robt. Jones Holdings Limited v Anthony John McCullagh and Stephen Mark Lawrence 09 August 2019[2019] NZSC 86Media 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 83Media 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 81Media 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 69Media release
Ruiren Xu and Diamantina Trust Limited v IAG New Zealand Limited 03 July 2019[2019] NZSC 68Media 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 55Media 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 41Media 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 38Media 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 13Media 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