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
Case Synopses
Submissions from counsel
- Hearing date 17 - 19 August 2026 Appellant's submissions (PDF 789 KB)
- Hearing date 17 - 19 August 2026 Appellant's reply submissions (PDF 265 KB)
- Hearing date 17 - 19 August 2026 Respondent's submissions (PDF 881 KB)
- Hearing date 17 - 19 August 2026 Respondent's reply to interveners' submissions (PDF 1.2 MB)
- Hearing date 17 - 19 August 2026 Te Hunga Rōia Māori submissions (PDF 584 KB)
- Hearing date 17 - 19 August 2026 Human Right Commission's submissions (PDF 516 KB)