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.

29 April 2024

Case information summary 2024 (as at 26 April 2024) –  Cases where leave granted (PDF, 87 KB)
Case information summary 2024 (as at 26 April 2024)  – Cases where leave to appeal decision not yet made (PDF, 134 KB)

2023

Case name
Damin Peter Cook v The King
Case number
SC 120/2023
Summary
Criminal Appeal
Result
A The application for an extension of time to apply for leave to appeal is granted.
B The application for leave to appeal is granted (Cook v R [2023] NZCA 342).
C The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to treat Mr Cook’s defence as insane automatism.
19 February 2024
Date of hearing
23 July 2024 - 24 July 2024
Judges
Winkelmann CJ, Glazebrook, Williams, Kós and Miller JJ
District Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave granted