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.
5 June 2026
Case information summary (as at 5 June 2026) – Cases where leave granted (PDF, 89 KB)
Case information summary (as at 5 June 2026) – Cases where leave to appeal decision not yet made (PDF, 124 KB)
All years
Case name
Colin Samuel Henry v Ministry of Justice and Attorney-General
Case number
SC 92/2022
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring a civil 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.
C The applicant must pay the respondents costs of $2,500.
6 December 2022
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
C The applicant must pay the respondents costs of $2,500.
6 December 2022
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Jing Jun Yu and Andrew Investments (2004) Limited v Dale Gordon Bradley and Jillian Anne Braley
Case number
SC 93/2022
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring a civil appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The applicants must pay the respondents costs of $2,500.
21 December 2022
B The applicants must pay the respondents costs of $2,500.
21 December 2022
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
W v The King
Case number
SC 94/2022
Summary
ORDER PROHIBITING PUBLICATION OF THE JUDGMENT AND ANY PART OF THE PROCEEDINGS (INCLUDING THE RESULT) IN NEWS MEDIA OR ON THE INTERNET OR OTHER PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DATABASE UNTIL FINAL DISPOSITION OF TRIAL. PUBLICATION IN LAW REPORT OR LAW DIGEST PERMITTED.
Result
ORDER PROHIBITING PUBLICATION OF THE JUDGMENT AND ANY PART OF THE PROCEEDINGS (INCLUDING THE RESULT) IN NEWS MEDIA OR ON THE INTERNET OR OTHER PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DATABASE UNTIL FINAL DISPOSITION OF TRIAL. PUBLICATION IN LAW REPORT OR LAW DIGEST PERMITTED.
14 October 2022
14 October 2022
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Case name
Christopher Knute Skagen v Wellington Standards Committee of the New Zealand Law Society
Case number
SC 95/2022
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring a civil appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The applicant must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
14 December 2022
B The applicant must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
14 December 2022
High Court decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Xieyan Mao v Hargun Singh
Case number
SC 96/2022
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring a civil appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The applicant must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
21 December 2022
B The applicant must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
21 December 2022
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Robert Terry Frank v New Zealand Police
Case number
SC 107/2022
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring a criminal appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
30 November 2022
30 November 2022
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
T v The King
Case number
SC 109/2022
Summary
Order prohibiting publication of the judgment and any part of the proceedings (including the result) in news media or on the internet or other publicly available database until final disposition of retrial. Publication in law report or law digest permitted.
Result
Order prohibiting publication of the judgment and any part of the proceedings (including the result) in news media or on the internet or other publicly available database until final disposition of retrial. Publication in law report or law digest permitted. 8 September 2023
Case name
A and J v Chief Executive of Oranga Tamariki
Case number
SC 110/2022
Summary
Civil Appeal - Habeas Corpus - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A notice of abandonment having been filed, the application for leave to appeal is deemed to be dismissed.
22 November 2022
22 November 2022
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Case name
Yiheng Wu v Stalix Property Limited and Stress Free Chairs, Dining and Loungs Limited
Case number
SC 112/2022
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 costs of $2,500.
16 February 2023
B The applicant must pay the respondents costs of $2,500.
16 February 2023
High Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
J v The King
Case number
SC 116/2022
Summary
Criminal Appeal.
Order prohibiting publication of the judgment and any part of the proceedings (including the result) in news media or on the internet or other publicly available database until final disposition of retrial. Publication in law report or law digest permitted.
Order prohibiting publication of the judgment and any part of the proceedings (including the result) in news media or on the internet or other publicly available database until final disposition of retrial. Publication in law report or law digest permitted.
Result
Order prohibiting publication of the judgment and any part of the proceedings (including the result) in news media or on the internet or other publicly available database until final disposition of retrial. Publication in law report or law digest permitted. 17 November 2023
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