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
Body Corporate 384911 v Wong Sun Een and Ors and Pandey Viaduct Quays Limited, Pandey Viaduct Suites Limited, Pandey Viaduct Suites Two Limited and Pandey Viaduct Suites Three Limited
Case number
SC 13/2022
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The applicant must pay the respondents costs of $2,500.
11 May 2022
B The applicant must pay the respondents costs of $2,500.
11 May 2022
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Maureen Valerie Grant v A Labour Inspector & Southern Taxis Limited & Maureen Valerie Grant and Nathan Adams as administrators in the estate of Ronald James Grant
Case number
SC 19/2022
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A notice of abandonment having been filed, the application for leave to appeal is deemed to be dismissed.
2 March 2022
2 March 2022
Employment Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Case name
Evan Kerry Stewart v Vivian Judith Fatupaito and Elizabeth Helen Keene
Case number
SC 25/2022
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The applicant must pay the respondents costs of $2,500. 3 June 2022
B The applicant must pay the respondents costs of $2,500. 3 June 2022
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Barry Bai and Caoping Ding v Thomas Edmund William James and Iain McLennan, Keaton Pronk and McDonald Vague Limited
Case number
SC 36/2022
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 25 March 2022 (Ding v James [2022] NZSC 28) is dismissed.
B The application for leave to appeal in SC 36/2022 is dismissed.
C There is no order as to costs.
11 May 2022
B The application for leave to appeal in SC 36/2022 is dismissed.
C There is no order as to costs.
11 May 2022
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Robert James Cummins v Body Corporate 172108
Case number
SC 49/2022
Summary
Civil / Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for an extension of time is granted.
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
C The applicant must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
10 August 2022
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
C The applicant must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
10 August 2022
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Stephen Gilbert Anderson v NZI International Acceptances Limited, NZI Securities Limited and NZI Finances Limited
Case number
SC 50/2022
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
11 July 2022
11 July 2022
High Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Rore Pat Strafford v Attorney-General, Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities, Housing New Zealand Limited, Health New Zealand (Previously known as Nelson Marlborough District Health Board) and Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology Limited
Case number
SC 53/2022
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The applicant must pay the first, second and third respondents one set of costs of $2,500.
9 September 2022
B The applicant must pay the first, second and third respondents one set of costs of $2,500.
9 September 2022
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Keith Mervyn George Hunter v Auckland Council, Philip Martin Burley and ACL Trustees Limited
Case number
SC 59/2022
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The applicant must pay one set of costs of $2,500 to the respondents.
2 September 2022
B The applicant must pay one set of costs of $2,500 to the respondents.
2 September 2022
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
QBE Insurance (Australia) Limited v IAG New Zealand Limited
Case number
SC 61/2022
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A notice of abandonment having been filed, the application for leave to appeal is deemed to be dismissed.
31 January 2023
31 January 2023
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Case name
Wenjing Liu v Future Sustainable Development Limited
Case number
SC 66/2022
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The applicant must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
7 September 2022
B The applicant must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
7 September 2022
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
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