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
Xinhong (Victor) Jia v Yuling Yang and Sen Gao
Case number
SC 67/2025
Summary

Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring 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. 
10 November 2025
High Court decision
YANG v JIA [2024] NZHC 992 [30 April 2024]
Court of Appeal decision
JIA v YANG AND GAO [2025] NZCA 231 [13 June 2025]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
JIA v YANG [2025] NZSC 153 [10 November 2025] (PDF, 184 KB)
Case name
The Samoan Independent Seventh Day Adventist Church (SISDAC) Charitable Trust Board v Siaosi David Sootaga Toailoa, Feu Seimaalii, Peniata Saunia, Attorney-General and Saletaulua Charles Faamanatu Maka and Tonga Seini Fata as Trustees of the Samoan Indepe
Case number
SC 71/2025
Summary

Civil appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result

A The applications for leave to appeal are dismissed.
B The applicants in the two proposed appeals must pay the first to third respondents one set of costs of $2,500.
High Court decision
TOAILOA & ORS v ELIU & ORS [2024] NZHC 1412 [31 May 2024]
Court of Appeal decision
[2025] NZCA 261
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
MAKA AND ANOR AS TRUSTEES OF THE SAMOAN INDEPENDENT SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST PROPERTY TRUST v TOAILOA AND ORS [2025] NZSC 149 [30 October 2025] (PDF, 160 KB)
Case name
Leon Tamati Chase v The King
Case number
SC 72/2025
Summary

Criminal appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result

The application for leave to appeal is dismissed. 
11 November 2025
High Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
[2025] NZCA 271
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
CHASE v R [2025] NZSC 154 [11 November 2025] (PDF, 204 KB)
Case name
Ms Henderson v Oranga Tamariki - Ministry for Children
Case number
SC 74/2025
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
30 September 2025
High Court decision
HENDERSON v CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF ORANGA TAMARIKI – MINISTRY FOR CHILDREN [2025] NZHC 144 [12 February 2025]
Court of Appeal decision
[2025] NZCA 293
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
HENDERSON v CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF ORANGA TAMARIKI—MINISTRY FOR CHILDREN [2025] NZSC 127 [30 September 2025] (PDF, 179 KB)
Case name
Nalesh Nitin Reddy v The King
Case number
SC 76/2025
Summary

Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result

The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
14 October 2025
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
[2025] NZCA 277
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
REDDY v R [2025] NZSC 137 [14 October 2025] (PDF, 149 KB)
Case name
Francisc Catalin Deliu v New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal and National Standards Committee 1 and Auckland Standards Committee 1 of the New Zealand Law Society
Case number
SC 77/2025
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. 
25 November 2025
High Court decision
[2023] NZHC 160
Court of Appeal decision
[2025] NZCA 273
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
DELIU v THE NEW ZEALAND LAWYERS AND CONVEYANCERS DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL [2025] NZSC 177 [25 November 2025] (PDF, 230 KB)
Case name
B (SC 79/2025) v The King
Case number
SC 79/2025
Summary

Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result

The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
25 November 2025
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
[2025] NZCA 285
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
B (SC 79/2025) v R [2025] NZSC 170 [25 November 2025] (PDF, 153 KB)
Case name
Peter Matehaere Keepa v NZ Police
Case number
SC 80/2025
Summary

Criminal Appeal - Application for leave bring an appeal
Result

The applications leave to appeal are dismissed.
16 October 2025
High Court decision
POLICE v PIRIPI, TAHAU, KEEPA [2024] NZHC 2596 [10 September 2024]
Court of Appeal decision
TAHAU v NEW ZEALAND POLICE [2025] NZCA 278 [26 June 2025]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
KEEPA v NZ POLICE AND TAHAU v NZ POLICE [2025] NZSC 139 [16 October 2025] (PDF, 157 KB)
Case name
Tony James Sofus Pascoe and Debbie Ann Pascoe v Minister for Land Information
Case number
SC 81/2025
Summary

Civil Appeal - Application for leave to appeal
Result

A The application for leave to file reply submissions is dismissed.
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
C The applicants must pay the respondent one set of costs of $2,500.                                                    
10 September 2025
Additional document
PASCOE v MINISTER FOR LAND INFORMATION - Environment Court judgment
High Court decision
PASCOE AND PASCOE v MINISTER FOR LAND INFORMATION [2025] NZHC 1782 [2 July 2025]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
PASCOE & ANOR v MINISTER FOR LAND INFORMATION [2025] NZSC 114 [10 September 2025] (PDF, 149 KB)
Case name
Tony James Sofus Pascoe and Debbie Ann Pascoe v Minister for Land Information
Case number
SC 82/2025
Summary

Civil Appeal - Application for leave to appeal
Result

A notice of abandonment having been filed, the application for leave to appeal is abandoned                            26 September 2025
Additional document
PASCOE v MINISTER FOR LAND INFORMATION - Environment Court judgment
High Court decision
PASCOE AND PASCOE v MINISTER FOR LAND INFORMATION [2025] NZHC 1783 [2 July 2025]
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