Supreme Court case information
Listed below are the substantive Supreme Court cases for the year 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 2024 - 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.
30 May 2025
Case information summary 2025 (as at 30 May 2025) – Cases where leave granted (PDF, 123 KB)
Case information summary 2025 (as at 30 May 2025) – Cases where leave to appeal decision not yet made (PDF, 95 KB)
2025
Case name
Tanya Felicity Dunstan
Case number
SC 1/2025
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B There is no order as to costs.
14 March 2025
B There is no order as to costs.
14 March 2025
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Supreme court decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
DUNSTAN [2025] NZSC 53 [14 May 2025] (PDF, 161 KB)
Case name
Weng-Yuan Tsao v Yen Wei Chen and Kuei-Huan Chen
Case number
SC 2/2025
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B There is no order as to costs.
27 March 2025
B There is no order as to costs.
27 March 2025
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
TSAO v CHEN [2025] NZSC 20 [27 March 2025] (PDF, 154 KB)
Case name
D (SC 3/2025) v Melissa Allan and Michael B T Turner
Case number
SC 3/2025
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B There is no order as to costs.
04 April 2025
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The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 4 April 2025 (D (SC 3/2025) v Allan [2025] NZSC 29) is dismissed.
16 April 2025___________________________A The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 16 April 2025 (D (SC 3/2025) v Allan [2025] NZSC 42) is dismissed.
B The Registrar is directed not to accept for filing any further applications in relation to this matter.
1 May 2025
B There is no order as to costs.
04 April 2025
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The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 4 April 2025 (D (SC 3/2025) v Allan [2025] NZSC 29) is dismissed.
16 April 2025___________________________A The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 16 April 2025 (D (SC 3/2025) v Allan [2025] NZSC 42) is dismissed.
B The Registrar is directed not to accept for filing any further applications in relation to this matter.
1 May 2025
High Court decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
D (SC 3/2025) v ALLAN [2025] NZSC 29 [4 April 2025] (PDF, 151 KB)
Recall judgment
D (SC 3/2025) v ALLAN [2025] NZSC 42 [16 April 2025] (PDF, 173 KB)
Recall judgment
D (SC 3/2025) v ALLAN [2025] NZSC 47 [1 May 2025] (PDF, 169 KB)
Case name
John Kenneth Slavich v Wellington District Court and Attorney-General
Case number
SC 4/2025
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The application for recusal of counsel for the second respondent is dismissed.
24 March 2025
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A The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 24 March 2025 (Slavich v Wellington District Court [2025] NZSC 17) is dismissed.
B The Registrar is directed not to accept for filing any further applications, original or for recall, relating to the subject matter of that judgment.
15 April 2025
B The application for recusal of counsel for the second respondent is dismissed.
24 March 2025
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A The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 24 March 2025 (Slavich v Wellington District Court [2025] NZSC 17) is dismissed.
B The Registrar is directed not to accept for filing any further applications, original or for recall, relating to the subject matter of that judgment.
15 April 2025
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Recall judgment
Supreme court decision
Case name
AB (SC 5/2025) v The King
Case number
SC 5/2025
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
7 May 2025
7 May 2025
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
AB (SC 5/2025) v R [2025] NZSC 49 [7 May 2025] (PDF, 160 KB)
Case name
Razdan Rafiq v Auckland Transport
Case number
SC 6/2025
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The applicant must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
26 March 2025
B The applicant must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
26 March 2025
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Lena Nedelcheva Duncan v The Royal New Zealand Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Incorporated and District Court
Case number
SC 7/2025
Summary
Civil appeal - Application for leave to bring appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B There is no order as to costs.
28 March 2025
B There is no order as to costs.
28 March 2025
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Francisc Catalin Deliu v Attorney-General and Deputy Solicitor-General
Case number
SC 8/2025
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Case name
Lynette Mills, Carl James Peterson and The Peterson/Mills Partnership v Kelly Dalzell, Tracey Howard Levenbach, ASB Bank Limited, Graham Howard Mills, John Levenbach, Carol Krammer, Holland Beckett Law, MinterEllisonRuddWatts, Morgan Coakle Lawyers, Assoc
Case number
SC 9/2025
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
High Court decision
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Case name
Michael John Smith v Attorney-General
Case number
SC 10/2025
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
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