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 22 May 2026

2026

Case name
Grant Stanley Nicholls v The King
Case number
SC 24/2026
Summary

Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result

The applications for an extension of time to file the applications for leave to appeal are dismissed.
21 May 2026
District Court decision
 [2020] NZDC 1431
Court of Appeal decision
VORTAC NEW ZEALAND LIMITED v R [2021] NZCA 200 [19 May 2021]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
VORTAC NZ LIMITED v R [2026] NZSC 59 [21 May 2026] (PDF, 141 KB)
Case name
Grayson James Ottaway v The King
Case number
SC 25/2026
Summary

Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result

The applications for an extension of time to file the applications for leave to appeal are dismissed.
21 May 2026
District Court decision
 [2020] NZDC 1431
Court of Appeal decision
VORTAC NEW ZEALAND LIMITED v R [2021] NZCA 200 [19 May 2021]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
VORTAC NZ LIMITED v R [2026] NZSC 59 [21 May 2026] (PDF, 141 KB)
Case name
David Stewart Boyd v Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections and the Minister for Corrections
Case number
SC 27/2026
Summary

Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result

The application for leave to appeal is dismissed. 
20 March 2026
High Court decision
BOYD v CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS [2026] NZHC 3 [9 January 2026]
Court of Appeal decision
[2026] NZCA 37
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
BOYD v CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS [2026] NZSC 18 [20 March 2026] (PDF, 160 KB)
Case name
Gillian James Gatfield and Emma Jacqueline Pearson v Anne Elizabeth Hinton as executor and trustee of the estates of Jacqueline Mary Gatfield and Kenneth Miles Gatfield
Case number
SC 30/2026
Summary

Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result

A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The applicants must pay the respondent and the interested parties one set of costs of $2,500.
22 May 2026
High Court decision
GATFIELD v HINTON [2024] NZHC 1712 [26 June 2024]
Court of Appeal decision
[2026] NZCA 17
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
GATFIELD v HINTON [2026] NZSC 60 [22 May 2026] (PDF, 152 KB)
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