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.
17 August 2026
Case information summary (as at 17 August 2026) – Cases where leave granted (PDF, 87 KB)
Case information summary (as at 17 August 2026) – Cases where leave to appeal decision not yet made (PDF, 128 KB)
All years
B The applicant must pay each respondent costs of $2,500.
15 December 2022
30 November 2022
B The applicant must pay the respondents costs of $2,500.
17 February 2023
B There is no order as to costs.
3 March 2023
B The applicants must pay the respondents costs of $2,500.
27 April 2023
B The applicants must pay the first respondent costs of $2,500.
15 April 2021
B We make an order continuing suppression of the applicant’s name, address, occupation and any identifying particulars until 2 pm on Tuesday 25 May 2021. Suppression will lapse at that time.
24 May 2021
24 May 2021
B The applicant must pay the respondents costs of $2,500.
31 May 2021