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.

2 April 2026

Case information summary 2025 (as at 2 April 2026) –  Cases where leave granted (Currently unavailable)
Case information summary 2025 (as at 2 April 2026)  – Cases where leave to appeal decision not yet made (PDF, 122 KB) 

2024

Case name
Barry John Bailey v The King
Case number
SC 120/2024
Summary

Criminal Appeal

Result

A  Leave to appeal is granted (R v Bailey [2024] NZCA 552).
B  The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to allow the appeal.
5 March 2025 
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A The appeal is allowed.

B The application under s 147 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 is remitted to the District Court for rehearing.   
30 March 2026

Date of hearing
16 July 2025
Judges
Glazebrook, Ellen France, Williams, Kós and Miller JJ
Transcripts
Case Synopses
Media Releases
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave granted
Substantive judgment