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.

22 September 2026

Case information summary (as at 18 September 2026) – Cases where leave granted (PDF, 112 KB)
Case information summary (as at 18 September 2026) – Currently unavailable

All years

Case name

Edward Herbert Collingwood and Others v Minister of Internal Affairs, Hamilton City Council and Others.

Case number

SC CIV 15/2004

Summary

Appeal against refusal by Court of Appeal to grant leave to appeal out of time - appeal against further application for leave being struck out as an abuse of process. CA56/01 19 July 2004

Result

Leave to appeal refused. 2 November 2004 PDF 12kb

Leave judgment - leave dismissed

COLLINGWOOD & ORS V MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS, GOVERNOR-GENERAL, ATTORNEYGENERAL, HAMILTON CITY COUNCIL & BRUCE PROPERTIES LTD & ORS SC SC CIV 15/2004 2 November 2004 (PDF, 8 KB)

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