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 July 2025 (PDF, 435 KB)

Supreme Court fixture list for August 2025 (PDF, 385 KB)

Latest update 11 July 2025.

  • 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
    P F Wicks KC and K M Dunn

    v

    E Tū Incorporated and First Union Incorporated
    P Cranney, G Liu and E Griffin


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


    SC 105/2024

     

    Wednesday 16 July 2025   

    Case number SC 120/2024 

    Case name 

    Barry John Bailey
    K J Beaton KC and M H McKillop

    v

    The King
    M J Lillico and W J Harvey


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


    SC 120/2024

     

    Tuesday 22 July 2025   

    Case number SC 130/2024 

    Case name 

    G (SC 130/2024)
    L C Ord and E T Blincoe

    v

    The King
    W J Harvey and E J Hoskin


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


    SC 130/2024

  • Tuesday 5 August 2025   

    Case number SC 114/2024 

    Case name 

    Raymond Iveagh Jury
    C W J Stevenson KC and S J Parry

    v

    The King
    Z R Johnston and Z R Hamill

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

    SC 114/2024

     

    Thursday 14 August 2025   

    Case number SC 12/2025 

    Case name 

    Tyson Wade Francis Repia
    P K Hamlin, S J Gray and S J R Baird

    v

    The King
    M J Lillico and I L M Archibald

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

    SC 12/2025

     

    Monday 18 August - Wednesday 20 August 2025   

    Case number SC 82/2024 

    Case name 

    David Wayne Tamihere
    M S Gibson, J E L Carruthers and S J Bird

    v

    The King
    F Sinclair and R K Thomson

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

    Venue: Auckland High Court Courtroom 11

    SC 82/2024

  • Tuesday 4 November 2025   

    Case number SC 22/2025 

    Case name 

    BW (SC 22/2025)

    v

    Commonwealth of Australia

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

    SC 22/2025