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.

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19 June 2026

Case information summary (as at 19 June 2026) –  Cases where leave granted (PDF, 89 KB)
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2023

Case name
Philip William Routhan and Julie Veronica Routhan as Trustees of the Kaniere Family Trust v PGG Wrightson Real Estate Limited
Case number
SC 45/2023
Summary

Civil Appeal and Cross-Appeal
Result

A The application for an extension of time to apply for leave to cross-appeal is granted.
B Leave to appeal and cross-appeal is granted in part (PGG Wrightson Real Estate Ltd v Routhan [2023] NZCA 123).
C The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct in varying the damages awarded in the High Court.
D The applications for leave to appeal and cross-appeal are otherwise dismissed.
22 September 2023
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A The appeal is allowed. We fix damages payable by the respondent at $780,500, with interest as specified at [234].
B The cross-appeal is dismissed.
C The respondent must pay the appellants one set of costs of $50,000 plus usual disbursements. We allow for second counsel.                                                          
26 June 2025
Date of hearing
11 March 2024 - 12 March 2024
Judges
Winkelmann CJ, Glazebrook, Ellen France, Kós and Miller JJ | Venue: Christchurch High Court Courtroom 12
Submissions from counsel
Transcripts
Case Synopses
Media Releases
High Court decision
ROUTHAN v PGG WRIGHTSON REAL ESTATE LIMITED [2021] NZHC 3585 [21 December 2021]
Court of Appeal decision
PGG WRIGHTSON REAL ESTATE LTD v ROUTHAN [2023] NZCA 123 [24 April 2023]
Leave judgment - leave granted
ROUTHAN v PGG WRIGHTSON REAL ESTATE LIMITED [2023] NZSC 127 [22 September 2023] (PDF, 201 KB)
Substantive judgment
ROUTHAN AND ANOR AS TRUSTEES OF THE KANIERE FAMILY TRUST v PGG WRIGHTSON REAL ESTATE LIMITED [2025] NZSC 68 [26 June 2025] (PDF, 1017 KB)
Videos