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
Kevin Moana Jarden
Case number
SC CRI 10/2004
Summary
Criminal appeal against conviction for sexual offending - whether there was a risk that the jury did not receive a balanced selection of material in its deliberations - whether transcripts of the video interviews of the complainants should have been left with the jury without transcripts of their cross-examination as well. CA114/04 29 July 2004
Result
Leave to appeal refused 20 October 2004
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
JARDEN V R SC SC CRI 10/2004 [20 October 2004] (PDF, 13 KB)
Case name
Jesse Michael Guild
Case number
SC CRI 17/2004
Summary
Criminal appeal against conviction - whether the Court of Appeal erred in its approach to the use of similar fact evidence - whether a substantial miscarriage of justice has occurred. CA84/04 7 April 2004CA210/04 11 October 2004
Result
Leave to appeal dismissed. 2 February 2005
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
GUILD V R SC SC CRI 17/2004 [2 February 2005] (PDF, 15 KB)
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