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
Seafood New Zealand Limited v Royal Forest & Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Incorporated, Minister of Oceans and Fisheries and Te Ohu Kai Moana Trustee Limited
Case number
SC 99/2023
Summary
Civil appeal
Result
A Leave to appeal is granted (Fisheries Inshore New Zealand Ltd v Royal Forest & Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Inc [2023] NZCA 359).
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to dismiss the appeal.
24 November 2023
Date of hearing
23 April 2024 - 24 April 2024
Judges
Winkelmann CJ, Glazebrook, Williams, Kós and Miller JJ