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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 27 May 2019
Case information summary 2019 (as at 17 May 2019) - cases granted leave to appeal (PDF, 19.5 KB)
Case information summary 2019 (as at 17 May 2019) - cases where leave to appeal decision not yet made (PDF, 19.0 KB)
Hearing date 14 May 2019: SC 1/2019:
| Case number |
SC 1/2019 |
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| Case Name |
R (SC 1/2019) V The Queen |
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| Summary |
Criminal Appeal – Whether the Court of Appeal erred in dismissing the appeal against conviction. |
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| Date of Hearing, judges |
14 May 2019 Winkelmann CJ, William Young, O'Regan, Ellen France and Arnold JJ |
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| Result | A The application for leave to appeal is granted (R (CA158/2018) v R [2018] NZCA 529. B The approved ground of appeal is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to dismiss the appeal. 21 February 2019 |
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| District Court judgment | Not publicly available | |
| Judgment appealed from - Court of Appeal | R (CA158/2018) v R [2018] NZCA 529 [27 November 2018] | |
| Leave judgment - leave granted | R (SC 1/2019) v R [2019] NZSC 10 [21 February 2019] | |
| Case number |
SC 8/2019 |
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|---|---|---|
| Case Name | Rene Mischelle de Kwant v The Queen | |
| Summary |
Criminal Appeal – Whether the Court of Appeal erred in dismissing the applicant’s appeal against the imposition of a sentence of preventive detention. |
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| Result | ||
| High Court judgment | Not publicly available | |
| Judgment appealed from - Court of Appeal |
Not publicly available
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Hearing date SC 10/2019 27 March 2019
| Case number |
SC 10/2019 |
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|---|---|---|
| Case Name |
The Queen v K |
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| 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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| Date of Hearing, judges |
27 March 2019 Winkelmann CJ, William Young, Glazebrook, O'Reagan and Ellen France JJ |
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| Result |
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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| 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 |
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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| High Court judgment | Not publicly available | |
| Judgment appealed from - Court of Appeal |
Not publicly available
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| Case number |
SC 16/2019 |
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|---|---|---|
| Case Name | Matthew John Young v The Queen | |
| Summary |
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| Result | ||
| District Court judgment | Not publicly available | |
| Judgment appealed from - Court of Appeal | ||
Hearing date 20 June 2019 SC 17/2019 and SC 18/2019:
| Case number |
SC 17/2019 |
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|---|---|---|
| Case Name | Brooke Christie Rolleston v The Queen | |
| Summary |
Criminal Appeal – Whether a member of the jury appeared biased – Whether the Court of Appeal erred in dismissing the appeal against conviction. |
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| Result | A Leave to appeal is granted to the applicants (Rolleston v R [2018] NZCA 611). B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to dismiss the conviction appeals. 21 March 2019 |
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| Hearing date |
20 June 2019 Winkelmann CJ, Glazebrook, O'Regan, Ellen France and Williams JJ |
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| High Court / District Court judgment | Not publicly available | |
| Judgment appealed from - Court of Appeal | ||
| Leave judgment - leave granted | ||
| Case number |
SC 18/2019 |
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|---|---|---|
| Case Name | Brandon James Roche v The Queen | |
| Summary |
Criminal Appeal – Whether a member of the jury appeared biased – Whether the Court of Appeal erred in dismissing the appeal against conviction. |
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| Result | A Leave to appeal is granted to the applicants (Rolleston v R [2018] NZCA 611). B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to dismiss the conviction appeals. 21 March 2019 |
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| Hearing date |
20 June 2019 Winkelmann CJ, Glazebrook, O'Regan, Ellen France and Williams JJ |
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| High Court / District Court judgment | Not publicly available | |
| Judgment appealed from - Court of Appeal | ||
| Leave judgment - leave granted | ||
| Case number |
SC 19/2019 |
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|---|---|---|
| Case Name | Robert John Solomon Grace v The Queen | |
| Summary |
Criminal Appeal – Whether the Court of Appeal erred in dismissing the appeal against conviction and sentence. |
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| Result | ||
| High Court / District Court judgment | Not publicly available | |
| Judgment appealed from - Court of Appeal | ||
Hearing date 23 July SC23/2019:
| Case number |
SC 23/2019 |
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| Case Name | The Queen v R and W | |
| 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 | 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. 4 April 2019 |
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| Date of hearing |
23 July 2019 Winkelmann CJ, Glazebrook, O'Regan and Ellen France and Williams JJ |
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| District Court judgment | Not publicly available | |
| Judgment appealed from - Court of Appeal | Not publicly available | |
| Case number |
SC 24/2019 |
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|---|---|---|
| Case Name | Blue reach Services Limited and Blue Reach Wireless Limited v Spark New Zealand Trading Limited | |
| Summary |
Civil Appeal – Whether the Court of Appeal was correct to uphold a decision of the High Court striking out the applicants’ claim on the basis it could not succeed by virtue of s 106 of the Commerce Act 1986. |
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| Result | ||
| High Court judgment | BLUE REACH SERVICES LTD v SPARK NEW ZEALAND TRADING LTD [2018] NZHC 847 [30 April 2018] | |
| Judgment appealed from - Court of Appeal | BLUE REACH SERVICES AND BLUE REACH WIRELESS LIMITED v SPARK NEW ZEALAND TRADING LIMITED [2019] NZCA 2 [12 February 2019] | |
| Case number |
SC 25/2019 |
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|---|---|---|
| Case Name | David Noel Roigard v The Queen | |
| Summary |
Criminal Appeal – Whether the Court of Appeal erred in relation to evidential matters (namely jury directions and prejudice in relation to cellmate confession evidence) – Whether the Court of Appeal wrongly determined aggravating factors in determining a minimum period of imprisonment. |
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| Result | ||
| High Court judgment | R v ROIGARD [2016] NZHC 166 [15 February 2016] | |
| Judgment appealed from - Court of Appeal | ROIGARD v R [2019] NZCA 8 [13 February 2019] | |
| Case number |
SC 26/2019 |
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|---|---|---|
| Case Name | D(SC 26/2018) v The Queen | |
| Summary |
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| Result | ||
| District Court judgment | Not Publicly Available | |
| Judgment appealed from - Court of Appeal | D (CA54/2018) v R [2019] NZCA 1 [5 February 2019] | |
| Case number |
SC 27/2019 |
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|---|---|---|
| Case Name | FTG Securities Limited v Bank of New Zealand, Stephen John Tubbs, Colin Anthony Gower and Robert Bruce Walker | |
| Summary |
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| Result | ||
| District Court judgment | Not publicly available | |
| Judgment appealed from - Court of Appeal | FTG SECURITIES LIMITED v BANK OF NEW ZEALAND [2019] NZCA 16 [20 February 2019] | |
| Case number |
SC 28/2019 |
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| Case Name | D v 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 | 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. | |
| District Court judgment | Not publicly available | |
| Judgment appealed from - High Court | Not publicly available | |
| Case number |
SC 29/2019 |
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| Case Name | Vivien Judith Madsen-Ries and Henry David Levin as liquidators of Debut Homes Limited and Debut Homes Limited (in liquidation) v Leonard Wayne Cooper and Leonard Wayne Cooper and Tracey Cooper as trustees of the L & T Cooper Family Trust | |
| Summary |
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| Result | ||
| High Court judgment | DEBUT HOMES LIMITED (IN LIQUIDATION) v COOPER [2018] NZHC 453 [15 March 2018] | |
| Judgment appealed from - Court of Appeal | COOPER v DEBUT HOMES LIMITED (IN LIQUIDATION) [2019] NZCA 39 [8 March 2019] | |
| Case number |
SC 30/2019 |
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| Case Name | W v The Queen | |
| Summary |
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| Result | ||
| Judgment appealed from - District Court | Not Publicly Available | |
| Case number |
SC 31/2019 |
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| Case Name | Kalana Yasassri Dayaratne v The Queen | |
| Summary |
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| Result | Criminal Appeal – Child Protection (Child Sex Offender Government Agency Registration) Act 2016, s 9 – Bill of Rights Act 1990, s 9 –Whether the Court of Appeal erred in dismissing the appeal against the order that the applicant be placed on the child sex offender register. | |
| Judgment appealed from - Court of Appeal | DAYARATNE v NEW ZEALAND POLICE [2019] NZCA 30 [5 March 2019] | |
| Case number |
SC 32/2019 |
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|---|---|---|
| Case Name | International Consolidated Business Pty Limited v S C Johnson & Son Inc | |
| Summary |
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| Result | ||
| High Court judgment | S C JOHNSON & SON v INTERNATIONAL CONSOLIDATED BUSINESS [2017] NZHC 3238 [19 December 2017] | |
| Judgment appealed from - Court of Appeal | INTERNATIONAL CONSOLIDATED BUSINESS PTY LTD v S C JOHNSON & SON INC [2019] NZCA 61 [19 March 2019] | |
| Case number |
SC 33/2019 |
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| Case Name | Pavlos Paul Gizelis v The Queen | |
| Summary |
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| Result | ||
| High Court judgment | Not publicly available | |
| Judgment appealed from - Court of Appeal | Not publicly available | |
| Case number |
SC 34/2019 |
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| Case Name | Commissioner of Inland Revenue v Chatfield & Co Limited and Chatfield & Co | |
| Summary |
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| Result | ||
| High Court judgment | CHATFIELD & CO LIMITED v THE COMMISSIONER OF INLAND REVENUE [2017] NZHC 3289 [22 December 2017] | |
| Judgment appealed from - Court of Appeal | COMMISSIONER OF INLAND REVENUE v CHATFIELD & CO LIMITED [2019] NZCA 73 [28 March 2019] | |
| Case number |
SC 35/2019 |
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| Case Name | B v The Queen | |
| Summary |
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| Result | ||
| High/District Court judgment | Not Publicly available | |
| Judgment appealed from - Court of Appeal | Not publicly available | |
| Case number |
SC 36/2019 |
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| Case Name | Michael Edwin Kooiman v F M Custodians Limited | |
| Summary |
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| Result | ||
| High Court judgment | KOOIMAN v F M CUSTODIANS LIMITED [2018] NZHC 176 [16 February 2018] | |
| Judgment appealed from - Court of Appeal | KOOIMAN v FM CUSTODIANS LIMITED [2019] NZCA 76 [1 April 2019] | |
| Case number |
SC 37/2019 |
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|---|---|---|
| Case Name | Vipassana Foundation Charitable Trust Board v Auckland Council, Raymond Myles O'Brien and Victoria Mei Sien Pichler and Auckland Shooting Club Incorporated | |
| Summary |
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| Result | ||
| High Court judgment |
VIPASSANA FOUNDATION CHARITABLE TRUST BOARD v AUCKLAND COUNCIL [2017] NZHC 1457 [28 June 2017] |
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| Judgment appealed from - Court of Appeal |
VIPASSANA FOUNDATION CHARITABLE TRUST BOARD v AUCKLAND COUNCIL & ORS [2019] NZCA 100 |
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| Case number |
SC 38/2019 |
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|---|---|---|
| Case Name | W (SC38/2019) v The Queen | |
| Summary |
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| Result | ||
| High/District Court judgment | Not Publicly Available | |
| Judgment appealed from - Court of Appeal | Not Publicly Available |
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| Case number |
SC 39/2019 |
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| Case Name | The Queen v W (SC39/2019) and H (SC39/2019) | |
| Summary |
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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 40/2019 |
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| Case Name | 127 Hobson Street Limited and Sunil Govind Parbhu v Honey Bees Preschool Limited and Jason James | |
| Summary |
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| Result | ||
| High Court judgment | HONEY BEES PRESCHOOL LTD v 127 HOBSON STREET LTD [2018] NZHC 32 [31 January 2018] | |
| Judgment appealed from - Court of Appeal | 127 HOBSON STREET LTD v HONEY BEES PRESCHOOL LTD [2019] NZCA 122 [18 April 2019] |
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