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.

17 August 2026

Case information summary (as at 17 August 2026) –  Cases where leave granted (PDF, 87 KB)
Case information summary (as at 17 August 2026)  – Cases where leave to appeal decision not yet made (PDF, 128 KB) 

All years

Case name
Lucia Renate Pfisterer v Claims Resolution Service Limited and Grant Shand Barristers and Solicitors
Case number
SC 130/2023
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 each respondent costs of $1,250.
5 March 2024
Case name
Toni Colin Reihana v Gregory Foran and Air New Zealand Limited
Case number
SC 132/2023
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.
22 February 2024
Case name
Glenn Michael Soroka as Trustee of the Pakau Trust v Waikato District Council
Case number
SC 133/2023
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.
20 December 2024
Case name
John Atcherley Dew v Discovery NZ Limited
Case number
SC 136/2023
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.
C We make an order prohibiting publication of this judgment until 2.00 pm on 7 March 2024.
5 March 2024
High Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Peter Hojsgaard v Registrar-General of Land
Case number
SC 140/2023
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.
24 April 2024
Case name
Beena Jyatin Tailor v Commissioner of Inland Revenue
Case number
SC 142/2023
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.
16 February 2024
Case name
Jyotin Tailor v Commissioner of Inland Revenue
Case number
SC 143/2023
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.
16 February 2024
Case name
Grahame Douglas Christian v Murray Ian Bain
Case number
SC 144/2023
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 April 2024
Case name
Graham Herbert Taylor v Commissioner of Inland Revenue
Case number
SC 145/2023
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 The applicant must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
30 April 2024
Case name
Quentin Stobart Haines, BPE Trustees (No 1) Limited and Quentin Haines Properties Limited v Roy William Bassett-Burr
Case number
SC 146/2023
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.
14 May 2024