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

2025

Case name
Lei Zhou and Qiuying Zhang v Elizabeth Watson
Case number
SC 27/2025
Summary

Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result

A The application to adduce new evidence is dismissed.
B The application for an extension of time to apply for leave to appeal is granted.
C The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
D The applicants must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.                                              
24 July 2025 
High Court decision
ZHOU v WATSON [2023] NZHC 2328 [24 August 2023]
Court of Appeal decision
WATSON v ZHOU AND ZHANG [2024] NZCA 417 [4 September 2024]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
ZHOU v WATSON [2025] NZSC 89 [24 July 2025] (PDF, 187 KB)
Case name
Francisc Catalin Deliu v Independent Police Conduct Authority
Case number
SC 28/2025
Summary

Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result

A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The applicant must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.                                                  
8 July 2025
High Court decision
DELIU v INDEPENDENT POLICE CONDUCT AUTHORITY [2024] NZHC 2334 [20 August 2024]
Court of Appeal decision
[2025] NZCA 26
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
DELIU v INDEPENDENT POLICE CONDUCT AUTHORITY [2025] NZSC 79 [8 July 2025] (PDF, 169 KB)
Case name
Rebecca Elizabeth Lane v Anne Veronica Goldson and Benjamin James Goldson, as executors of the Estate of Donald Algernon Gifford
Case number
SC 32/2025
Summary

Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result

A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed. 
B The applicant must pay the respondents one set of costs of $2,500.
23 July 2025
High Court decision
LANE v GOLDSON [2023] NZHC 2620 [20 September 2023]
Court of Appeal decision
LANE v GOLDSON AS EXECUTORS OF THE ESTATE OF DONALD ALGERNON GIFFORD [2025] NZCA 36 [28 February 2025]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
LANE v GOLDSON [2025] NZSC 87 [23 July 2025] (PDF, 169 KB)
Case name
Clover v Moss
Case number
SC 33/2025
Summary

Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result

A The application for leave to file supplementary submissions is declined.
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
C There is no order as to costs.                                                                                                                            
07 August 2025
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
CLOVER v MOSS [2025] NZSC 100 [7 August 2025] (PDF, 158 KB)
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
[2025] NZCA 46
Case name
Peter Malcolm Fuller v Grant Alistair Fraser
Case number
SC 36/2025
Summary

Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result

A The application for leave to amend the leave application is dismissed.
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
C There is no order as to costs.
2 July 2025
Court of Appeal decision
[2025] NZCA 81
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
FULLER v FRASER [2025] NZSC 71 [2 July 2025] (PDF, 139 KB)
Case name
Brendan Kent Day v The King
Case number
SC 37/2025
Summary

Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result

The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.                                                                            
15 July 2025
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
[2025] NZCA 76
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
DAY v R [2025] NZSC 82 [15 July 2025] (PDF, 144 KB)
Case name
Melota Metuala v The King
Case number
SC 39/2025
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.
21 November 2025
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
METUALA v R [2024] NZCA 50 [11 March 2024]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
METUALA v R [2025] NZSC 169 [21 November 2025] (PDF, 150 KB)
Case name
Anthony Mikhal Schmidt v Ebada Property Investments Ltd and Others
Case number
SC 42/2025
Summary

Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result

A The applications for leave to appeal are dismissed.
B Costs are reserved.
3 October 2025
High Court decision
SCHMIDT v EBADA PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LIMITED [2019] NZHC 2253 [9 September 2019]
Court of Appeal decision
[2025] NZCA 125
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
SCHMIDT v EBADA PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LIMITED [2025] NZSC 131 [3 October 2025] (PDF, 171 KB)
Case name
Maui Ashley Solomon, Paul Te Teira Solomon, Thomas Henry Lanauze, Grace Ngaroimata Legros and Sharon Anne Elizabeth Wadsworth as trustees of the Moriori Imi Settlement Trust for and on behalf of Imi Moriori v Attorney-General and Deena Ngawhata Whaitiri,
Case number
SC 43/2025
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 
15 May 2025 
High Court decision
SOLOMON, SOLOMON, LANAUZE, LEGROS and WADSWORTH, as trustees of the MORIORI IMI SETTLEMENT TRUST for and on behalf of IMI MORIORI v ATTORNEY-GENERAL [2024] NZHC 2385 [26 August 2024]
Case name
DHC Assets Limited v Antony Ivo Arnerich
Case number
SC 44/2025
Summary

Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result

A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The applicant must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
17 September 2025
High Court decision
DHC ASSSETS LTD v ANTONY IVO ARNERICH [2022] NZHC 1381 [13 June 2022]
Court of Appeal decision
[2025] NZCA 104
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
DHC ASSETS LIMITED v ARNERICH [2025] NZSC 120 [17 September 2025] (PDF, 170 KB)
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