Supreme Court case information

Listed below are the substantive Supreme Court cases for the year along with appeals still to be determined or cases awaiting hearing. 

Information giving an overview of the case is included along with media releases and links to judgments being appealed when available.

All 2024 - 2014 Supreme Court cases dismissed or deemed to be dismissed where a notice of abandonment was received can be found here.

Transcripts for cases heard before the Supreme Court are included provided they are not suppressed. Transcripts from pre-trial hearings are not published until the final disposition of trial. These are unedited transcripts and they are not a formal record of the Court’s proceedings. The Ministry of Justice does not accept responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of any material and recommends that users exercise their own skill and care with respect to its use.

28 November 2025

Case information summary 2025 (as at 28 November 2025) –  Cases where leave granted (PDF, 87 KB)
Case information summary 2025 (as at 28 November 2025)  – Cases where leave to appeal decision not yet made (PDF, 120 KB)

All years

Case name
Sarah Gordon and Giles Newton-Howes v Attorney-General and Director-General of Health
Case number
SC 89/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for leave to file submissions in reply is granted.
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
C There is no order as to costs.
6 November 2024
High Court decision
GORDON and NEWTON-HOWES v ATTORNEY-GENERAL and DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF HEALTH [2023] NZHC 2332 [25 August 2023]
Court of Appeal decision
GORDON v ATTORNEY-GENERAL [2024] NZCA 327 [18 July 2024]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
GORDON & ANOR v ATTORNEY-GENERAL & ANOR [2024] NZSC 149 [6 November 2024] (PDF, 221 KB)
Case name
ANZ Bank New Zealand Limited v Anthony Paul Simons, Andrew John Bevan and Mei Lim, Philip Charles Dunbar and Sheryn Valeri Dunbar, Bruno Robert Bickerdike and Emma Renae Punter and Glenn Jonathan Marvin and Anna Mary Cuthbert
Case number
SC 90/2024
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 respondents costs of $2,500.
20 December 2024
High Court decision
SIMONS v ANZ BANK NZ LTD & ASB BANK LTD [2022] NZHC 1836 [29 July 2022]
Court of Appeal decision
SIMONS & ORS v ANZ BANK NEW ZEALAND LIMITED & ANOR [2024] NZCA 330 [19 July 2024]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
ANZ BANK NEW ZEALAND LIMITED v SIMONS [2024] NZSC 186 [20 December 2024] (PDF, 222 KB)
Case name
Amitesh Kumar Sharma v Auckland Council
Case number
SC 91/2024
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.
22 October 2024
District Court decision
Not publicly available
High Court decision
SHARMA v AUCKLAND COUNCIL [2023] NZHC 1755 [15 December 2023]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
SHARMA v AUCKLAND COUNCIL [2024] NZSC 141 [22 October 2024] (PDF, 211 KB)
Case name
Pierre John Parsons v Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections
Case number
SC 92/2024
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
13 December 2024
High Court decision
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS v PARSONS [2023] NZHC 2600 [18 September 2023]
Court of Appeal decision
[2024] NZCA 338
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
PARSONS v CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS [2024] NZSC 172 [13 December 2024] (PDF, 196 KB)
Case name
ASB Bank Limited v Anthony Paul Simons, Andrew John Bevan and Mei Lim, Philip Charles Dunbar and Sheryn Valeri Dunbar, Bruno Robert Bickerdike and Emma Renae Punter and Glenn Jonathan Marvin and Anna Mary Cuthbert
Case number
SC 93/2024
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 respondents costs of $2,500.
20 December 2024
High Court decision
SIMONS v ANZ BANK NZ LTD & ASB BANK LTD [2022] NZHC 1836 [29 July 2022]
Court of Appeal decision
SIMONS & ORS v ANZ BANK NEW ZEALAND LIMITED & ANOR [2024] NZCA 330 [19 July 2024]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
ANZ BANK NEW ZEALAND LIMITED v SIMONS [2024] NZSC 186 [20 December 2024] (PDF, 222 KB)
Case name
Harry Memelink v Body Corporate 68792
Case number
SC 94/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for leave to file submissions in reply is dismissed.
B The application for leave to file a bundle of exhibits is dismissed.
C The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
D The applicant must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
6 December 2024
Court of Appeal decision
[2024] NZCA 352
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
MEMELINK v BODY CORPORATE 68792 [2024] NZSC 170 [6 December 2024] (PDF, 186 KB)
Case name
T (SC 95/2024) v Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand
Case number
SC 95/2024
Summary

Civil appeal - Application for leave to bring civil appeal
Result

A Leave to appeal is granted (T (SC 95/2024) v Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand [2024] NZCA 390).
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to dismiss the appeal.
C Costs are reserved.
25 September 2024
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A The appeal is dismissed.
B We make an prohibiting publication of the name, address, occupation and identifying particulars of the appellant.
16 September 2025
Date of hearing
13 March 2025
Judges
Glazebrook, Ellen France, Williams, Kós and Miller JJ
Substantive judgment
T (SC 95/2024) v TE WHATU ORA HEALTH NEW ZEALAND [2025] NZSC 119 [16 September 2025] (PDF, 381 KB)
Case name
Kaiya Frances Shute v The King
Case number
SC 96/2024
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
14 November 2024
High Court decision
[2023] NZHC 3835
Court of Appeal decision
[2024] NZCA 334
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
SHUTE v R [2024] NZSC 158 [14 November 2024] (PDF, 174 KB)
Case name
P (SC 97/2024) v The King
Case number
SC 97/2024
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.                                                      
28 February 2025
High Court decision
[2020] NZHC 1383
Court of Appeal decision
P (CA380/2020) v R [2021] NZCA 198 [19 May 2021]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
P (SC 97/2024) v R [2025] NZSC 7 [28 February 2025] (PDF, 158 KB)
Case name
Daljeet Singh v The King
Case number
SC 98/2024
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
11 December 2024
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
SINGH v R [2024] NZSC 171 [11 December 2024] (PDF, 209 KB)
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