Upcoming cases - Supreme Court

Sitting Terms 

The sitting terms for the Supreme Court are as follows: 

Waitangi Term                                        February to May 
Matariki Term July to August 
Kōanga Term October to November 

 

Hearings in the Supreme Court will be allocated dates available within these terms.

Urgent hearings may be allocated dates outside these terms.

 

Fixtures

Fixtures are set out in the monthly fixtures list.

Supreme Court fixture list for April 2025 (PDF, 394 KB)

Supreme Court fixture list for May 2025 (PDF, 351 KB)

Latest update 07 March 2025.

  • Tuesday 4 March 2025   

    Case number SC 65/2024

    Case name 

    Bartholomaeus Roland Lassnig
    D Zhang and E Tie

    v

    Qian Zhou
    V A Crawshaw KC and L L La Mantia


    and Qian Zhou and Bartholomaeus Roland Lassnig as Trustees of the Lassnig family trust
    D Zhang and E Tie


    Judges    : Glazebrook, Ellen France, Williams, Kós and Miller JJ

    SC 65/2024

     

    Wednesday 12 March 2025

    Case number SC 110/2024

    Case name

    Solicitor-General's Reference (No 1 of 2024) from CA441/2023 ([2024] NZCA 318)
    M F Laracy and Z R Johnston

    Counsel to assist: S J Shamy and K N Stitely


    Venue:     Christchurch High Court Courtroom 12

    Judges: Winkelmann CJ, Glazebrook, Williams, France and Miller JJ

    SC 110/2024

     

    Thursday 13 March 2025   

    Case number SC 95/2024

    Case name 

    Rueben Teika
    A M S Williams and K N Stitely

    v

    Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand
    B Hawes and A M Harvey

    Attorney-General as Intervener
    K Laurenson

    Venue: Christchurch High Court Courtroom 12

    Judges: Glazebrook, Ellen France, Williams, Kos and Miller JJ

    SC 95/2024

     

    Tuesday 18 March - Wednesday 19 March 2025

    Case number SC 59/2024

    Case name

    Whangarei District Council
    D H McLellan KC and S O H Coad

    v

    Malcolm James Daisley
    J A Farmer KC and D J MacRae

    Judges: Winkelmann CJ, Glazebrook, Ellen France, Kós and O'Regan JJ

    SC 59/2024

     

    Thursday 20 March - Friday 21 March 2025

    Case number SC 107/2024

    Case name

    Daniel Clinton Fitzgerald
    A S Butler KC, P A Tierney, and M D N Harris

    v

    Attorney-General of New Zealand
    M F Laracy, J N E Varuhas Z R Hamill


    Judges    : Winkelmann CJ, Glazebrook, Williams, O’Regan and Mallon JJ

    SC 107/2024

  • Tuesday 29 - Wednesday 30 April 2025   

    Case number SC 42/2024 

    Case name 

    Christine Fleming
    P J Dale KC and M A Jeffries

    V

    Attorney-General
    S V McKechnie, B A Heenan and T J Bremner

    Justin James Coote
    L T Meys

    Auckland Disability Law Incorporated as Intervener
    S P Pope and K M Dunn

    Human Rights Commission as Intervener
    M Timmins and P A Mitskevitch

    Judges: Winkelmann CJ, Ellen France, Williams, Kós and Miller JJ

    SC 42/2024

     

    Tuesday 29 - Wednesday 30 April 2025   

    Case number SC 44/2024 

    Case name 

    Peter Humphreys
    P Cranney

    V

    Attorney-General
    S V McKechnie, B A Heenan and T J Bremner

    Sian Jiminez Humphreys
    L T Meys

    Auckland Disability Law Incorporated as Intervener
    S P Pope and K M Dunn

    Human Rights Commission as Intervener
    M Timmins and P A Mitskevitch

    Judges: Winkelmann CJ, Ellen France, Williams, Kós and Miller JJ

    SC 44/2024

     

  • Tuesday 6 May 2025   

    Case number SC 55/2024 

    Case name 

    Students for Climate Solutions Incorporated
    D Every Palmer KC, M Heard, E D Nilsson and R E King

    v

    Minister of Energy and Resources
    A Boadita Cormican, E G R Dowse and D Ranchhod

    Judges: Winkelmann CJ, Ellen France, Williams, Kós and Miller JJ

    SC 55/2024

  • Tuesday 8 July - Wednesday 9 July 2025   

    Case number SC 105/2024 

    Case name 

    Raiser Operations BV, Uber Portier BV, Uber BV, Portier New Zealand Limited and Rauser New Zealand Limited

    v

    E Tū Incorporated and First Union Incorporated

    Judges: Winkelmann CJ, Glazebrook, Ellen France, Williams and Miller JJ

     

  • Monday 18 August - Wednesday 20 August 2025   

    Case number SC 82/2024 

    Case name 

    David Wayne Tamihere

    v

    The King

    Judges: Winkelmann CJ, Glazebrook, Ellen France, Williams and Kós JJ