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.

19 June 2026

Case information summary (as at 19 June 2026) –  Cases where leave granted (PDF, 89 KB)
Case information summary (as at 19 June 2026)  – Cases where leave to appeal decision not yet made (PDF, 126 KB) 

All years

Case name
Sue Lynn Liow and Sai Hoe Tan v Brett Martelli and Susannah Keith
Case number
SC 52/2026
Summary

Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal

Case name
Kenneth Miller v The King
Case number
SC 53/2026
Summary

Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal

High Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Case name
A (SC 54/2026) v The King
Case number
SC 54/2026
Summary

Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal

District Court decision
Not publicly available
High Court decision
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
High Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Case name
IR (Sri Lanka) v Refugee and Protection Officer and Immigration and Protection Tribunal
Case number
SC 57/2026
Summary

Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal

Case name
Aislyn Monroe v Te Whatu Ora | Health New Zealand, Chief Executive of Oranga Tamariki | Ministry for Children and President of the Paediatric Society of New Zealand
Case number
SC 58/2026
Summary

Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal

Case name
Gary Owen Burgess v Tutton Sienko and Hill Partnership
Case number
SC 59/2026
Summary

Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal

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
Davinder Singh Rahal v Ameet Bhargav and Renu Khajuria
Case number
SC 61/2026
Summary

Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal