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 31 July 2026

2026

Case name
Janine Ann Wallace v Royal New Zealand Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Case number
SC 16/2026
Summary

Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal

Result

A notice of abandonment having been filed, the application for leave to appeal is abandoned.
12 May 2026

Case name
Hailing Wang and Linda Wu v Body Corporate 406198, The Parties Listed in Schedule 1, Argon Construction Limited and Auckland Council
Case number
SC 20/2026
Summary

Civil Appeal - application for leave to bring an appeal

Result

A The application for an extension of time to apply for leave to appeal the High Court judgment is dismissed.
B The application for an extension of time to apply for leave to appeal the Court of Appeal judgment is granted.
C The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
D The application for leave to adduce further evidence is dismissed.
E The application for an oral leave hearing is dismissed.
F The applicants must pay the first respondent costs of $2,500.
26 May 2026

Case name
Alisohn Joan Fielding v New Zealand Police
Case number
SC 21/2026
Summary

Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an 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 dismissed. 
27 May 2026

District Court decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Terence Easthope v Marion Fusipala Ale (as executor of the estate of Malu Ale)
Case number
SC 22/2026
Summary

Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal

Result

A The applications for leave to appeal and for a stay are dismissed.
B The applicant must pay the respondent costs of $1,000.
8 May 2026

Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
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
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The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 21 May 2026 (Vortac NZ Ltd v R [2026] NZSC 59) is dismissed.
1 July 2026

District Court decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
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
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The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 21 May 2026 (Vortac NZ Ltd v R [2026] NZSC 59) is dismissed.
1 July 2026

District Court decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
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

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

Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Allan Magnus Yorston v Attorney-General
Case number
SC 31/2026
Summary

Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal

Result

The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
3 July 2026

Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Vin Tomar v Monika Khatri
Case number
SC 37/2026
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.
10 June 2026

Leave judgment - leave dismissed
High Court decision
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Court of Appeal decision
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