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
Orbis Technology Limited v MB Technology Limited
Case number
SC 29/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The applications for leave to appeal are dismissed.
B The applicants must pay the respondent one set of costs of $2,500.
20 June 2024
B The applicants must pay the respondent one set of costs of $2,500.
20 June 2024
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Zhenlin (Robert) Luo, KC Brothers Limited, Ang (Anny) Yip and Man Fei Company Limited v Xiaoling (Annie) Shiu and CSR Pokeno Limited
Case number
SC 30/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The applicants must pay the respondents one set of costs of $2,500.
24 July 2024
B The applicants must pay the respondents one set of costs of $2,500.
24 July 2024
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Louise Buchanan, Keith Marshall and Alistair Donald as trustees of the Buchanan Marshall Family Trust v Tasman District Council
Case number
SC 49/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal
Result
A Leave to appeal is granted (Tasman District Council v Louise Buchanan, Keith Marshall and Alistair Donald as Trustees of the Buchanan Marshall Family Trust [2024] NZCA 133).
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to hold that there was no duty of care owed by the respondent to the appellants while carrying out and making statements in relation to pool inspections under the Fencing of Swimming Pools Act 1987.
20 August 2024
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A notice of abandonment having been filed, the appeal is abandoned.
06 March 2025
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to hold that there was no duty of care owed by the respondent to the appellants while carrying out and making statements in relation to pool inspections under the Fencing of Swimming Pools Act 1987.
20 August 2024
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A notice of abandonment having been filed, the appeal is abandoned.
06 March 2025
Case Synopses
- Hearing date 11_12 March 2025 (PDF, 369 KB)
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave granted
Case name
Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses (Australasia) Limited v Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-Based Institutions and Attorney-General
Case number
SC 50/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for leave to exceed the ten-page limit is dismissed.
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
C The applicant must pay the second respondent costs of $2,500.
13 September 2024
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
C The applicant must pay the second respondent costs of $2,500.
13 September 2024
Court of Appeal decision
Case name
Peter Morrison Strange (AKA Peter Morrison Petryszick) v Casey Farms Limited, Brosna Farms Limited, JOTAC Limited, WG Broadbent & Co Trustees Limited and PB and BL Casey Partnership
Case number
SC 56/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for recusal is dismissed.
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
C The applicant must pay the second, third and fifth respondents one set of costs of $1,250 and the fourth respondent costs of $1,250.
30 August 2024
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
C The applicant must pay the second, third and fifth respondents one set of costs of $1,250 and the fourth respondent costs of $1,250.
30 August 2024
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Allan Geoffrey Halse v Rangiura Trust Board, Norris Ward McKinnon Limited, Samuel Wallace Hood and Erin Rebekah Anderson
Case number
SC 72/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The applicant must pay the second, third and fourth respondents one set of costs of $2,500.
24 October 2024
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The application for recall is dismissed.
19 December 2024_________________________________________A The application for recall is dismissed.
B The Registrar is instructed not to accept any further application related to this matter. 20 February 2025
B The applicant must pay the second, third and fourth respondents one set of costs of $2,500.
24 October 2024
_________________________________________
The application for recall is dismissed.
19 December 2024_________________________________________A The application for recall is dismissed.
B The Registrar is instructed not to accept any further application related to this matter. 20 February 2025
High Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Recall judgment
Recall judgment
Case name
Anthony James Rea and Judith Mary Rea as trustees of the Waiatarua Trust v Auckland Council
Case number
SC 83/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The applicants must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
6 November 2024
B The applicants must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
6 November 2024
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Tadd Management LTD v Ruth Renton Weine and Michael David Hoffmann-Body as Trustees of the Ruth Weine Family Trust
Case number
SC 87/2024
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 one set of costs of $2,500.
20 December 2024
B The applicant must pay the respondents one set of costs of $2,500.
20 December 2024
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
ANZ Bank New Zealand Limited v Anthony Paul Simons, Andrew John Bevan and Mei Lim, Philip Charles Dunbar and Sheryn Valeri Dunbar, Bruno Robert Bickerdike and Emma Renae Punter and Glenn Jonathan Marvin and Anna Mary Cuthbert
Case number
SC 90/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The applicants must pay the respondents costs of $2,500.
20 December 2024
B The applicants must pay the respondents costs of $2,500.
20 December 2024
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
ASB Bank Limited v Anthony Paul Simons, Andrew John Bevan and Mei Lim, Philip Charles Dunbar and Sheryn Valeri Dunbar, Bruno Robert Bickerdike and Emma Renae Punter and Glenn Jonathan Marvin and Anna Mary Cuthbert
Case number
SC 93/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The applicants must pay the respondents costs of $2,500.
20 December 2024
B The applicants must pay the respondents costs of $2,500.
20 December 2024
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
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