Leave to appeal dismissed

Supreme Court cases where leave to appeal a judgment of a lower court was dismissed or deemed to be dismissed where a notice of abandonment was received.

Updated 28 November 2025

2021

Case name
Ahmed Alcazaz v Enterprise IT Limited
Case number
SC 39/2021
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for stay is dismissed.
B The application for an extension of time to file submissions is dismissed.
11 June 2021
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A The application for stay is dismissed.
B The application for an extension of time to file submissions is dismissed.
16 August 2021
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A The application for an extension of time to apply for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 11 June 2021 (AlKazaz v Enterprise IT Ltd [2021] NZSC 59) is allowed only to make the corrections identified at [8] of the judgment.
C The [2021] NZSC 59 judgment is reissued with those corrections.
D The applicant must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
16 August 2021
Employment Court decision
AHMED ALKAZAZ v ENTERPRISE IT LIMITED [2020] NZEmpC 186 [9 November 2020]
Supreme court decision
AHMED ALKAZAZ v ENTERPRISE IT LIMITED [2021] NZSC 59 [11 June 2021] (PDF, 171 KB)
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
AHMED ALKAZAZ v ENTERPRISE IT LIMITED [2021] NZSC 101 [16 August 2021] (PDF, 200 KB)
Case name
Jamie Anthony Foster v The Queen
Case number
SC 40/2021
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
19 July 2021
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The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 19 July 2021
(Foster v R [2021] NZSC 90) as reissued on 12 August 2021 is dismissed.
7 October 2021
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
JAMIE ANTHONY FOSTER v R [2021] NZSC 90 [19 July 2021] (PDF, 184 KB)
Recall judgment
JAMIE ANTHONY FOSTER v R [2021] NZSC 130 [7 October 2021] (PDF, 38 KB)
Case name
Seng Bou (Paul) Keung v The Official Assignee and Westpac New Zealand Limited
Case number
SC 41/2021
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.
7 July 2021
High Court decision
SENG BOU (PAUL) KEUNG v OFFICIAL ASSIGNEE [2020] NZHC 32 [29 January 2020]
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
SENG BOU (PAUL) KEUNG v OFFICIAL ASSIGNEE [2021] NZSC 81 [7 July 2021] (PDF, 173 KB)
Case name
Maninder Singh v New Zealand Police
Case number
SC 42/2021
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application to adduce evidence in support of the application is dismissed.
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
2 July 2021
High Court decision
SINGH v NEW ZEALAND POLICE [2020] NZHC 368 [3 March 2020]
Court of Appeal decision
SINGH v NEW ZEALAND POLICE [2021] NZCA 91 [25 March 2021]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
MANINDER SINGH v NEW ZEALAND POLICE [2021] NZSC 78 [2 July 2021] (PDF, 164 KB)
Case name
F v W and L
Case number
SC 43/2021
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The applications for leave to appeal are dismissed
B The applicants (F and W) must pay L costs of $2500.00
21 June 2021
High Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Case name
Darryn Michael Horton v The Queen
Case number
SC 44/2021
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
12 August 2021
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
DARRYN MICHAEL HORTON v R [2021] NZSC 99 [12 August 2021] (PDF, 48 KB)
Case name
W v L
Case number
SC 45/2021
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The applications for leave to appeal are dismissed
B The applicants (F and W) must pay L costs of $2500.00
21 June 2021
High Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Case name
P (SC 46/2021) v Commissioner of Inland Revenue, W (SC 40/2021) and Attorney General
Case number
SC 46/2021
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
28 May 2021
Court of Appeal decision
P (CA85/2019) v COMMISSIONER OF INLAND REVENUE [2019] NZCA 531 [4 November 2019]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
P (SC 46/2021) v COMMISSIONER OF INLAND REVENUE [2021] NZSC 51 [28 May 2021] (PDF, 39 KB)
Case name
Kim Dotcom v United States of America and District Court at North Shore
Case number
SC 47/2021
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for an order that, pending determination of the applicant’s application for leave to appeal to this Court, the hearing in the Court of Appeal on 6 May 2021 be adjourned until after the determination of the application for leave to appeal (and the appeal, if leave is granted) is dismissed.
B There is no order as to costs.
4 May 2021
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
KIM DOTCOM v UNITED STATES OF AMERICA [2021] NZSC 36 [4 May 2021] (PDF, 176 KB)
Case name
Donna Mary Newlands v Nelson City Council
Case number
SC 50/2021
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
12 August 2021
District Court decision
Not publicly available
High Court decision
NEWLANDS v NELSON CITY COUNCIL [2021] NZHC 652 [29 March 2021]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
DONNA MARY NEWLANDS v NELSON CITY COUNCIL [2021] NZSC 100 [12 August 2021] (PDF, 46 KB)
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