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
Alexander Charles Mason v Vicki Ann Treizenberg and Paul Morley Dodd as Trustees of the Mamari Trust and Mamari (No 2) Trust
Case number
SC 51/2022
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.
22 August 2022
B The applicant must pay the respondents costs of $2,500.
22 August 2022
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
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
Martin Mailley v Antony Shaw and New Zealand Law Society
Case number
SC 55/2022
Summary
Civil / Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The applicant must pay each respondent costs of $2,500.
3 August 2022
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The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 3 August 2022 (Mailley v Shaw [2022] NZSC 93) is dismissed.
25 August 2022
B The applicant must pay each respondent costs of $2,500.
3 August 2022
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The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 3 August 2022 (Mailley v Shaw [2022] NZSC 93) is dismissed.
25 August 2022
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Recall judgment
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
D Newton and L Newton v Family Court at Auckland, Robyn F Von Keisenburg and B Lake
Case number
SC 60/2022
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The interim stay of the judgment of the Court of Appeal granted in [2022] NZSC 92 is discharged.
C Leave is reserved to file memoranda on costs before 4.00 pm 4 October 2022.
27 September 2022
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A The applicants must pay the Attorney-General costs of $7,500.
B The applicants must pay Ms Von Keisenberg costs of $2,500.
21 March 2023
B The interim stay of the judgment of the Court of Appeal granted in [2022] NZSC 92 is discharged.
C Leave is reserved to file memoranda on costs before 4.00 pm 4 October 2022.
27 September 2022
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A The applicants must pay the Attorney-General costs of $7,500.
B The applicants must pay Ms Von Keisenberg costs of $2,500.
21 March 2023
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Supreme court decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Supreme court decision
Case name
D Newton and L Newton v Family Court at Auckland and B Lake
Case number
SC 62/2022
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The interim stay of the judgment of the Court of Appeal granted in [2022] NZSC 92 is discharged.
C Leave is reserved to file memoranda on costs before 4.00 pm 4 October 2022.
27 September 2022
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A The applicants must pay the Attorney-General costs of $7,500.
B The applicants must pay Ms Von Keisenberg costs of $2,500.
21 March 2023
B The interim stay of the judgment of the Court of Appeal granted in [2022] NZSC 92 is discharged.
C Leave is reserved to file memoranda on costs before 4.00 pm 4 October 2022.
27 September 2022
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A The applicants must pay the Attorney-General costs of $7,500.
B The applicants must pay Ms Von Keisenberg costs of $2,500.
21 March 2023
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Supreme court decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Supreme court decision
Case name
Lee Vandervis v Dunedin City Council and David Benham
Case number
SC 63/2022
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 (collectively) costs of $2,500.
16 September 2022
B The applicant must pay the respondents (collectively) costs of $2,500.
16 September 2022
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
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
Case name
Ana Shaw v Bay of Plenty District Health Board
Case number
SC 67/2022
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 is granted.
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
C The applicant must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
14 October 2022
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
C The applicant must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
14 October 2022
Employment Court decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
A (SC 70/2022) v The Minister of Internal Affairs
Case number
SC 70/2022
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A Leave to appeal is granted (A (CA677/2020) v The Minister of Internal Affairs [2022] NZCA 257).
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to dismiss the appeal.
16 March 203
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A The appeal is allowed.
B A declaration is made that the Minister’s decision to cancel the appellant’s passport was unlawful and invalid.
C The respondent must pay the appellant costs of $30,000 plus usual disbursements.
5 June 2024
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to dismiss the appeal.
16 March 203
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A The appeal is allowed.
B A declaration is made that the Minister’s decision to cancel the appellant’s passport was unlawful and invalid.
C The respondent must pay the appellant costs of $30,000 plus usual disbursements.
5 June 2024
Date of hearing
24 July 2023
- 25 July 2023
Judges
Winkelmann CJ, Glazebrook, O’Regan, Ellen France, and Kós JJ
Transcripts
- Hearing date 16 March 2023 (PDF, 87 KB)
- Hearing date 24 - 25 July 2023 (PDF, 837 KB)
Media Releases
- MR [2024] NZSC 63 (PDF, 343 KB)
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave granted
Supreme court decision
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