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.

19 June 2026

Case information summary (as at 19 June 2026) –  Cases where leave granted (PDF, 89 KB)
Case information summary (as at 19 June 2026)  – Cases where leave to appeal decision not yet made (PDF, 126 KB) 

All years

Case name
Richard Te Pou Minhinnick v Attorney-General, New Zealand Steel Limited and Waikatio North Head Mining Limited
Case number
SC 174/2025
Summary

Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal

Case name
Liyun Chen, LC1521319 Development Co Limited, RHC Property Limited and Liyun Chen as trustee of the Royall Family Trust v Goodmore Investments (New Zealand) Limited
Case number
SC 175/2025
Summary

Civil appeal - application for leave to bring an appeal

Result

A The applications for leave to appeal are dismissed.
B The applications to file reply submissions are dismissed.
C The applications for stay of execution are dismissed.
D The application to admit new evidence is dismissed.
E The first applicant must pay each respondent costs of $2,500.
1 May 2026
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The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 1 May 2026 (Chen v Goodmore Investments (New Zealand) Ltd [2026] NZSC 40) is dismissed.
8 May 2026

Case name
Liyun Chen and LC1521319 Development Co Limited v Tawa Trade Finance Limited
Case number
SC 176/2025
Summary

Civil appeal - application for leave to bring an appeal

Result

A The applications for leave to appeal are dismissed.
B The applications to file reply submissions are dismissed.
C The applications for stay of execution are dismissed.
D The application to admit new evidence is dismissed.
E The first applicant must pay each respondent costs of $2,500.
1 May 2026
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The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 1 May 2026 (Chen v Goodmore Investments (New Zealand) Ltd [2026] NZSC 40) is dismissed.
8 May 2026

Case name
David Ian Henderson v Attorney-General of New Zealand
Case number
SC 17/2024
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 respondent costs of $2,500.
29 May 2024
Case name
Allan Geoffrey Halse v Employment Court of New Zealand, The Employment Relations Authority and Rangiura Trust Board
Case number
SC 26/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B There is no order as to costs.
12 August 2024
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Case name
Francisc Caitlin Deliu v Attorney-General and New Zealand Police
Case number
SC 34/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The interlocutory applications addressed in this Court’s minute of 2 July 2024 are dismissed.
B The application for recall of this Court’s minute of 29 August 2024 is dismissed.
C The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
D The applicant must pay the respondents one set of costs of $2,500.
1 November 2024
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A The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 1 November 2024 (Deliu v Attorney-General [2024] NZSC 147) is dismissed.
B There is no order as to costs.
C The Registrar is directed not to accept for filing any further recall applications relating to this matter.
22 November 2024
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Abdullah Robert Boyd v Australian Federal Police, New South Wales Legal Aid, New Zealand Defence Force, New Zealand Police, Attorney-General, Office of the Inspectorate, Canterbury Intelligence Team and Ministry of Health
Case number
SC 40/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for an extension of time to apply for leave to appeal is granted.
B The application for leave to adduce further evidence is dismissed.
C The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
D There is no order as to costs.
30 July 2024
Case name
Francisc Catalin Deliu v Auckland District Court, New Zealand Police and Attorney-General
Case number
SC 63/2024
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 third respondent costs of $2,500.
25 September 2024
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Jessie Clark v New Zealand Police and Attorney-General
Case number
SC 81/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring civil appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The application for a stay of all proceedings relating to other matters in the District Court is dismissed.
28 August 2024

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The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 28 August 2024 (Clark v New Zealand Police [2024] NZSC 106) is dismissed.
2 October 2024
High Court decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
ANZ Bank New Zealand Limited v Anthony Paul Simons, Andrew John Bevan and Mei Lim, Philip Charles Dunbar and Sheryn Valeri Dunbar, Bruno Robert Bickerdike and Emma Renae Punter and Glenn Jonathan Marvin and Anna Mary Cuthbert
Case number
SC 90/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The applicants must pay the respondents costs of $2,500.
20 December 2024