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.
29 April 2024
Case information summary 2024 (as at 26 April 2024) – Cases where leave granted (PDF, 87 KB)
Case information summary 2024 (as at 26 April 2024) – Cases where leave to appeal decision not yet made (PDF, 134 KB)
All years
11 July 2012.
Leave to appeal is granted.
The approved questions are whether the Court of Appeal was wrong:
(i) to make no order for costs in respect of the appeal; and
(ii) to give no reasons.
19 July 2012
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The appeal is allowed.
The respondent must pay to the appellant, with respect to costs in the Court of Appeal, costs of $12,220, plus disbursements of $5,051.73.
By agreement, no order as to costs in this Court.
4 December 2012
McGrath, William Young, Chambers, Glazebrook JJ.
Leave to appeal is granted.
The approved ground is whether New Zealand courts have inherent power or jurisdiction to suppress judgments in criminal cases.
19 July 2012
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Appeal dismissed.Mr Siemer must surrender at the Registry of the High Court at Auckland at 9.00 am on Monday 16 July 2013.
12 July 2013
Hearing date : 15 November 2012
Hearing date : 14 February 2013
Elias CJ, McGrath, William Young, Chambers Glazebrook JJ
The application for leave to appeal is refused.
The applicant is to pay the First and Second Respondents costs of $2500.00.
18 July 2012.
27 July 2012.
4 July 2012.
Application for leave to appeal dismissed.
24 August 2012
The application to recall this Court’s judgment is dismissed.
16 October 2012
The application for recall of this Court’s judgment ([2012] NZSC 76) is dismissed.
2 December 2015