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
T (SC 93/2023) v The King
Case number
SC 93/2023
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
27 February 2024
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
T (SC 93/2023) v R [2024] NZSC 19 [27 February 2024] (PDF, 181 KB)
Case name
P v The King
Case number
SC 95/2023
Summary
Order prohibiting publication of the judgment and any part of the proceedings (including the result) in news media or on the internet or other publicly available database until final disposition of trial. Publication in law report or law digest permitted.
Result
Order prohibiting publication of the judgment and any part of the proceedings (including the result) in news media or on the internet or other publicly available database until final disposition of trial. Publication in law report or law digest permitted.
20 September 2023
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Case name
S v The King
Case number
SC 100/2023
Summary
Order prohibiting publication of the judgment and any part of the proceedings (including the result) in news media or on the internet or other publicly available database until final disposition of trial. Publication in law report or law digest permitted.
Result
Order prohibiting publication of the judgment and any part of the proceedings (including the result) in news media or on the internet or other publicly available database until final disposition of trial. Publication in law report or law digest permitted.
26 September 2023
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Case name
Connor Sean Clayton Nevin v The King
Case number
SC 101/2023
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
7 December 2023
District Court decision
[2022] NZDC 23920
Court of Appeal decision
[2023] NZCA 378
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
CONNOR SEAN CLAYTON NEVIN v R [2023] NZSC 161 [7 December 2023] (PDF, 204 KB)
Case name
Aaron Lee Wallace v The King
Case number
SC 106/2023
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
9 February 2024
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
WALLACE v R [2023] NZCA 422 [5 September 2023]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
AARON LEE WALLACE v R [2024] NZSC 8 [9 February 2024] (PDF, 191 KB)
Case name
T v The King
Case number
SC 111/2023
Summary
Order prohibiting publication of the judgment and any part of the proceedings (including the result) in news media or on the internet or other publicly available database until final disposition of trial. Publication in law report or law digest permitted.
Result
Order prohibiting publication of the judgment and any part of the proceedings (including the result) in news media or on the internet or other publicly available database until final disposition of trial. Publication in law report or law digest permitted.
14 November 2023
High Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Case name
Brett Owen Taylor v The King
Case number
SC 113/2023
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
9 February 2024
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
TAYLOR v R [2023] NZCA 476 [2 October 2023]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
BRETT OWEN TAYLOR v R [2024] NZSC 7 [9 February 2024] (PDF, 188 KB)
Case name
H v the King
Case number
SC 117/2023
Summary
Order prohibiting publication of the judgment and any part of the proceedings (including the result) in news media or on the internet or other publicly available database until final disposition of trial. Publication in law report or law digest permitted.
Result
Order prohibiting publication of the judgment and any part of the proceedings (including the result) in news media or on the internet or other publicly available database until final disposition of trial. Publication in law report or law digest permitted.
14 November 2023
Case name
Jessie Arthur Heke-Gray v The King
Case number
SC 118/2023
Summary
Criminal 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 appeal is dismissed.
9 May 2024
High Court decision
R v HEKE-GRAY [2019] NZHC 2841 [1 November 2019]
Court of Appeal decision
HEKE-GRAY v R [2023] NZCA 474 [29 September 2023
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
JESSIE ARTHUR HEKE-GRAY v R [2024] NZSC 54 [9 May 2024] (PDF, 231 KB)
Case name
Damin Peter Cook v The King
Case number
SC 120/2023
Summary

Criminal Appeal
Result

A The application for an extension of time to apply for leave to appeal is granted.
B The application for leave to appeal is granted (Cook v R [2023] NZCA 342).
C The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to treat Mr Cook’s defence as insane automatism.
19 February 2024
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The appeal is dismissed.
28 April 2025
Date of hearing
23 July 2024
Judges
Winkelmann CJ, Glazebrook, Williams, Kós and O'Regan JJ
Submissions from counsel
Transcripts
Case Synopses
Media Releases
Substantive judgment
COOK v R [2025] NZSC 44 [28 April 2025] (PDF, 582 KB)
District Court decision
[2022] NZDC 17588
Court of Appeal decision
COOK v R [2023] NZCA 342 [4 August 2023]
Leave judgment - leave granted
DAMIN PETER COOK v R [2024] NZSC 12 [19 February 2024] (PDF, 136 KB)
Videos
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