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.
22 September 2026
Case information summary (as at 18 September 2026) – Cases where leave granted (PDF, 112 KB)
Case information summary (as at 18 September 2026) – Currently unavailable
All years
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Order prohibiting publication of the judgment and any part of the appeal (including the result) in news media or on the internet or other publicly available database until final disposition of proceeding. Publication in law report or law digest permitted.
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
B The application for recusal of counsel for the second respondent is dismissed.
24 March 2025
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A The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 24 March 2025 (Slavich v Wellington District Court [2025] NZSC 17) is dismissed.
B The Registrar is directed not to accept for filing any further applications, original or for recall, relating to the subject matter of that judgment.
15 April 2025
7 May 2025