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.

31 July 2026

Case information summary (as at 31 July 2026) –  Cases where leave granted (PDF, 87 KB)
Case information summary (as at 31 July 2026)  – Cases where leave to appeal decision not yet made (PDF, 131 KB) 

All years

Case name
P(SC 84/2019) v The Queen
Case number
SC 84/2019
Summary
Criminal Appeal – Whether the Court of Appeal erred in exercising its discretion not to grant name suppression under s 202 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 for a person connected with a criminal proceeding.
Result
A Notice of Abandonment having been filed the application for leave to appeal is deemed to be dismissed.
17 June 2020
High Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Case name
P(SC 120/2019) V Commissioner of Inland Revenue, W(SC 120/2019) and Attorney-General
Case number
SC 120/2019
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.
C We make an order prohibiting publication of the name or identifying particulars of P, W and A.
18 March 2020
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A The application to review the decision of the Deputy Registrar is dismissed.
B The application for recall of our judgment of 18 March 2020 (P (SC 120/2019) v Commissioner of Inland Revenue [2020] NZSC 22) is dismissed.
20 May 2020
Court of Appeal decision
P (CA85/2019) v COMMISSIONER OF INLAND REVENUE [2019] NZCA 531 [4 November 2019]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
P (SC 120/2019) v COMMISSIONER OF INLAND REVENUE [2020] NZSC 22 [18 March 2020] (PDF, 45 KB)
Recall judgment
P (SC 120/2019) v COMMISSIONER OF INLAND REVENUE [2020] NZSC 50 [20 May 2020] (PDF, 40 KB)
Case name
P (SC 124/2019) v The Queen
Case number
SC 124/2019
Summary
Criminal appeal - application for leave to bring appeal
Result
Leave to appeal is dismissed.
20 April 2020
High Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
LINDA JUDITH POND v R [2020] NZSC 37 [20 April 2020] (PDF, 161 KB)
Case name
H v The Queen
Case number
SC 34/2018
Summary
Order prohibiting publication of the judgment or any part of the proceedings (including the result) in the news media or on the internet or other publicly available database until final disposition of the retrial. Publication in a law report or law digest permitted.      
Result

Order prohibiting publication of the judgment or any part of the proceedings (including the result) in the news media or on the internet or other publicly available database until final disposition of the retrial. Publication in a law report or law digest permitted.

17 July 2018 
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
District Court/High Court judgment

Not publicly available 
Case name
T v The Queen
Case number
SC 37/2018
Summary
Criminal Appeal – Whether the Court of Appeal erred in dismissing the applicant’s appeal against conviction.  
Result

A Notice of Abandonment having being lodged the appeal is deemed to be dismissed.

12 November 2018 
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
T(CA670/2016) v The Queen [2018] NZCA 102 [20 April 2018]
Case name
F v The Queen
Case number
SC 40/2018
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.                                                                                                

15 June 2018  
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
High/District Court judgment

Not publicly available
Case name
George WHICHMAN v The Queen
Case number
SC 42/2018
Summary
Not publicly available
Result

Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Case name
T v The Queen
Case number
SC 51/2018
Summary
Order prohibiting publication of the judgment or any part of the proceedings (including the result) in the news media or on the internet or other publicly available database until final disposition of the retrial. Publication in a law report or law digest permitted. 
Result

Order prohibiting publication of the judgment or any part of the proceedings (including the result) in the news media or on the internet or other publicly available database until final disposition of the retrial. Publication in a law report or law digest permitted.                                                                            

23 October 2018 
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
High Court decision
Not publicly available
Case name
F v The Queen
Case number
SC 61/2018
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.  
29 August 2018
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
High Court decision
Not publicly available
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Case name
P v The Queen  
Case number
SC 88/2018
Summary
Criminal Appeal – Whether the jury’s pattern of verdicts was inconsistent – Whether the Court of Appeal erred in dismissing the applicant’ s appeal against conviction.
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
15 February 2019
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
P (CA354/2017) v R [2018] NZCA 361 [11 September 2018] 
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
P (SC 88/2018) v R [2019] NZSC 1 [15 February 2019] (PDF, 40 KB)
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