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
Clive Anthony Quinn and Philip Samson Wells (As trustees of the CA Quinn Trust) v Victoria Toon (As liquidator of Investacorp Holdings Limited), Bruce James Thompson, Caroline Mary Thompson and Stewartco Trustee Services Limited (As trustees of the CM Tho
Case number
SC 11/2022
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 first respondent costs of $2,500.
6 May 2022
B The applicants must pay the first respondent costs of $2,500.
6 May 2022
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
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
Christine Marama Cowan and Te Rahui Cowan v John Arthur Cowan and Kurt Thomas Gibbons
Case number
SC 33/2022
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for an extension of time to apply for leave to appeal against the first Court of Appeal judgment is dismissed.
B Costs are reserved.
6 May 2022
B Costs are reserved.
6 May 2022
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
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
Dennis Arthur Smith v Ian James Plowman, Nikau Grove Nursery Limited and Helen Irene Mitchell
Case number
SC 71/2022
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B There is no order as to costs.
21 September 2022
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A The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 21 September 2022 (Smith v Plowman [2022] NZSC 109) is dismissed.
B There is no order as to costs.
18 October 2022
B There is no order as to costs.
21 September 2022
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A The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 21 September 2022 (Smith v Plowman [2022] NZSC 109) is dismissed.
B There is no order as to costs.
18 October 2022
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Recall judgment
Case name
James Dillon Stevens v The King
Case number
SC 73/2022
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
18 October 2022
18 October 2022
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Jeremy James McGuire v Secretary for Justice
Case number
SC 4/2021
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.
18 March 2021
B The applicant must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
18 March 2021
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Trevor James Murray v West Coast Holdings Limited
Case number
SC 13/2021
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for an extension of time to apply for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B There is no order as to costs.
3 June 2021
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A The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 3 June 2021 (Murray v West Coast Holdings Ltd [2021] NZSC 55) is dismissed.
B There is no order as to costs.
9 September 2021
B There is no order as to costs.
3 June 2021
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A The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 3 June 2021 (Murray v West Coast Holdings Ltd [2021] NZSC 55) is dismissed.
B There is no order as to costs.
9 September 2021
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Recall judgment
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