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

Case name
E (SC 55/2026) v The King
Case number
SC 55/2026
Summary

Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal

District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Case name
F (SC 56/2026) v The King
Case number
SC 56/2026
Summary

Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal

High Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Case name
Patrick James Foley v ASB Bank Ltd and Colin Anthony Gower and Diana Clare Matchett
Case number
SC 60/2026
Summary

Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal

Case name
W v The King
Case number
SC 64/2026
Summary

Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal

District Court decision
Not publicly available
High Court decision
Not publicly available
Case name
Mark Jacob Garrett v The King
Case number
SC 69/2026
Summary

Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal

District Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Case name
Q (SC 70/2026) v The King
Case number
SC 70/2026
Summary

Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal

District Court decision
Not publicly available
Case name
Jimel Desma Tiana Burns-Wong-Tung v The King
Case number
SC 71/2026
Summary

Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal

Case name
C (SC 75/2026) v The King
Case number
SC 75/2026
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.

District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Case name
R v The King
Case number
SC 76/2026
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.

High Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Case name
B (SC 77/2026) v The King
Case number
SC 77/2026
Summary

Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal

District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision