Michael John Smith v Attorney-General - SC 10/2025
Summary
Civil Appeal
Result
A Leave to appeal is granted (Smith v Attorney-General [2024] NZCA 692, [2025] 2 NZLR 1).
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to dismiss the appeal.
19 December 2025
Date of Hearing
17 August 2026 — 19 August 2026
Judges
Winkelmann CJ, Ellen France, Williams, Kós and Cooke JJ | Venue: Auckland High Court, Courtroom 11
Related Documents
High Court decision — SMITH v THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL [2022] NZHC 1693 [15 July 2022]
Court of Appeal decision — SMITH v ATTORNEY-GENERAL [2024] NZCA 692 [19 December 2024]
Leave judgment - leave granted — SMITH v ATTORNEY-GENERAL [2025] NZSC 198 [19 December 2025] (PDF 136 KB)