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
Criminal Appeal
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
- Hearing date 16 July 2025 Appellant Submissions (PDF, 987 KB)
- Hearing date 16 July 2025 Respondent submissions (PDF, 1.1 MB)
- Hearing date 16 July 2025 Transcript (PDF, 435 KB)
- Hearing date 16 July 2025 Case Synopsis (PDF, 452 KB)
- MR [2026] NZSC 20 (PDF, 271 KB)