Russell Thomas Hoban v Attorney-General - SC 8/2026
Summary
Civil Appeal
Result
A Leave to appeal is granted (Hoban v Attorney-General [2025] NZCA 644).
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to dismiss the appeal.
5 May 2026
Date of Hearing
07 October 2026 — 08 October 2026
Judges
Winkelmann CJ, Ellen France, Williams and Kós JJ
Related Documents
High Court decision — HOBAN v ATTORNEY-GENERAL [2022] NZHC 3235 [5 December 2022]
Court of Appeal decision — [2025] NZCA 644
Leave judgment - leave granted — HOBAN v ATTORNEY-GENERAL [2026] NZSC 48 [5 May 2026] (PDF 117 KB)