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Case information 2019
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Listed below are the substantive Supreme Court cases for 2019 along with appeals still to be determined or cases awaiting hearing.
Information giving an overview of the case is included along with media releases and links to judgments being appealed when available.
All 2019 - 2014 Supreme Court cases dismissed or deemed to be dismissed where a notice of abandonment was received can be found here.
Transcripts for cases heard before the Supreme Court are included provided they are not suppressed. Transcripts from pre-trial hearings are not published until the final disposition of trial. These are unedited transcripts and they are not a formal record of the Court’s proceedings. The Ministry of Justice does not accept responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of any material and recommends that users exercise their own skill and care with respect to its use.
Updated 19 February 2019
Case information summary 2018 (as at 19 February 2019) - cases granted leave to appeal (PDF, 16.8 KB)
Case information summary 2018 (as at 19 February 2019) - cases where leave to appeal decision not yet made (PDF, 48.0 KB)
| Case number |
SC 1/2019 |
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| Case Name |
R (SC 1/2019) V The Queen |
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| District Court judgment | Not publicly available | |
| Judgment appealed from - Court of Appeal | ORDER PROHIBITING PUBLICATION OF THE NAME, ADDRESS, OCCUPATION OR IDENTIFYING PARTICULARS OF THE APPELLANT PURSUANT TO S 200 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ACT 2011 | |
| Case number |
SC 3/2019 |
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| Case Name | Robert Noe and Atrap Incorporated v Ratzapper Australasia Limited | |
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| High Court judgment | RATZAPPER AUSTRALASIA LTD v NOE [2017] NZHC 2931 [28 November 2017] | |
| Judgment appealed from - Court of Appeal | Noe v Ratzapper Australasia Ltd [2018] NZCA 597 [18 December 2018] | |
| Case number |
SC 4/2019 |
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| Case Name | Muhammad Shamsud-Dean SAHU KHAN v Mohammed SHARIFF | |
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| Result | ||
| High Court judgment | Sahu Khan v Shariff [2017] NZHC 294 [28 February 2017] | |
| Judgment appealed from - Court of Appeal |
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| Case number |
SC 5/2019 |
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| Case Name | Caleb Afamasaga v The Queen | |
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| Result | ||
| District Court/High Court judgment | not publicly available | |
| Judgment appealed from - Court of Appeal | AFAMASAGA V R, MAKALIMA V R AND BANABA V R [2015] NZCA 615 [18 December 2015] | |
| Case number |
SC 6/2019 |
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| Case Name | Richard Lyall Genge v The Queen | |
| Summary |
Criminal Appeal – Whether the Court of Appeal erred in declining the application to withdraw the notice of abandonment and bring an appeal out of time. |
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| Result | ||
| High Court judgment | Not publicly available | |
| Judgment appealed from - Court of Appeal | ||
| Case number |
SC 7/2019 |
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| Case Name | Brook Valley Community Group Incorporated v Brook Waimarama Sanctuary Trust, Minister for the Environment and Nelson City Council | |
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| Result | ||
| High Court judgment | BROOK VALLEY COMMUNITY GROUP INCORPORATED v BROOK WAIMARAMA SANCTUARY TRUST [2017] NZHC 2665 [31 October 2017] | |
| Judgment appealed from - Court of Appeal | ||
| Case number |
SC 8/2019 |
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| Case Name | Rene Mischelle de Kwant v The Queen | |
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| Result | ||
| High Court judgment | Not publicly available | |
| Judgment appealed from - Court of Appeal |
Not publicly available
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| Case number |
SC 9/2019 |
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| Case Name | Jenny Lyn Walker v Nelson District Court and Nelson City Council | |
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| Judgment appealed from - Court of Appeal |
[2018] NZCA 550
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| Case number |
SC 10/2019 |
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| Case Name | ||
| Summary |
Order prohibiting publication of the judgment and any part of the proceedings (including the result) in news media or on the internet or other publicly available database until final disposition of trial. Publication in law report or law digest permitted. |
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| Result | ||
| High Court judgment | Not publicly available | |
| Judgment appealed from - Court of Appeal |
Not publicly available
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| Case number |
SC 11/2019 |
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| Case Name | Talley's Group Limited v The Queen | |
| Summary |
Criminal Appeal – Criminal Procedure Act 2011, s 379 – Use of prosecution summary of facts – Whether the Court of Appeal erred in not dismissing the defective charging documents – Whether the Court of Appeal erred in not considering the prosecution’s actions amounted to an abuse of process. |
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| Result | ||
| High Court judgment | WORKSAFE NEW ZEALAND v TALLEYʼS GROUP LIMITED [2017] NZHC 1103 [25 May 2017] | |
| Judgment appealed from - Court of Appeal | ||
| Case number |
SC 12/2019 |
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| Case Name | James Hardie Industries Plc, James Hardie NZ Holdings & RCI Holdings Pty LImited v Karen Louise White, Waitakere Group Limited, Metlifecare Pinseong Limited, Forest Lake Gardens Limited, Vision (Dannemora) LImited (Name changed to Metlifecare Dannemora Gardens Limited) & Metlifecare Coast Villas Limited |
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| High Court judgment | WHITE v JAMES HARDIE NEW ZEALAND [2017] NZHC 2105 [31 August 2017] | |
| Judgment appealed from - Court of Appeal | ||
| Case number |
SC 13/2019 |
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| Case Name | ANZ Bank New Zealand Limited v Financial Markets Authority | |
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| Result | ||
| High Court judgment | Not publicly available | |
| Judgment appealed from - Court of Appeal |
Not publicly available
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| Case number |
SC 14/2019 |
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| Case Name | M(SC 14/2019) The Queen | |
| Summary |
Order prohibiting publication of the judgment and any part of the proceedings (including the result) in news media or on the internet or other publicly available database until final disposition of trial. Publication in law report or law digest permitted. |
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| Result | ||
| High Court judgment | Not publicly available | |
| Judgment appealed from - Court of Appeal |
Not publicly available
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| Case number |
SC 15/2019 |
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| Case Name | Eight Mile Style, LLC & Martin Affiliated, LLC v New Zealand National Party and Greg Hamilton | |
| Summary |
Civil Appeal – Copyright Act 1994, s 121– User principle – Whether the Court of Appeal erred in its application of damages principles. |
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| Result | ||
| High Court judgment | EIGHT MILE STYLE v NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL PARTY [2017] NZHC 2603 [25 October 2017] | |
| Judgment appealed from - Court of Appeal | ||
| Case number |
SC 16/2019 |
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| Case Name | Matthew John Young v The Queen | |
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| Result | ||
| District Court judgment | Not publicly available | |
| Judgment appealed from - Court of Appeal | ||