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
An Li Tao v Strata Title Administration Ltd, Jigar Pandya and Body Corporate 198693
Case number
SC 103/2020
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 There is no order as to costs.
17 March 2021
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
C There is no order as to costs.
17 March 2021
High Court decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
H v Minister of Immigration
Case number
SC 104/2020
Summary
Civil Appeal
Result
A Leave to appeal is granted (H v The Minister of Immigration [2020] NZCA 562).
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to dismiss the appeal.
19 March 2021
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A The appeal is dismissed on the basis set out at [32]–[33].
B Costs are reserved.
23 December 2021
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to dismiss the appeal.
19 March 2021
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A The appeal is dismissed on the basis set out at [32]–[33].
B Costs are reserved.
23 December 2021
Date of hearing
20 July 2021
Judges
Winkelmann CJ, William Young, Glazebrook, O’Regan and Arnold JJ
Transcripts
- Hearing date 12 March 2021 (PDF, 168 KB)
- Hearing date 20 July 2021 (PDF, 437 KB)
Media Releases
- MR [2021] NZSC 192 (PDF, 391 KB)
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave granted
Substantive judgment
Supreme court decision
Case name
ESR Group (NZ) Limited v Ian James Burden, PGT-Reclaimed (International) Limited and Plantation Grown Timbers (Vietnam) Limited
Case number
SC 105/2020
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 three respondents one set of costs of $2,500.
11 March 2021
B The applicant must pay the three respondents one set of costs of $2,500.
11 March 2021
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Peter Gerard Stockman v The Health and Disability Commissioner, Anthony Hill, Meenal Duggal and Robyn Galvin
Case number
SC 107/2020
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 respondent costs of $2,500.
3 March 2021
B The applicant must pay the first respondent costs of $2,500.
3 March 2021
High Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Yan Zhang v Telco Asset Management Limited
Case number
SC 110/2020
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 file further submissions is dismissed.
C The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
D The applicant must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
9 March 2021
B The application for leave to file further submissions is dismissed.
C The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
D The applicant must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
9 March 2021
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
SKP Incorporated v Auckland Council and Kennedy Point Boatharbour Limited
Case number
SC 118/2020
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 costs of $1,750 to each of the respondents.
27 April 2021
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A The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 27 April 2021 (SKP Inc v Auckland Council [2021] NZSC 35) is allowed only to make the correction identified at [5] below.
B The [2021] NZSC 35 judgment is reissued with this correction.
5 May 2021
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The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 27 April 2021, reissued on 5 May 2021 (SKP Inc v Auckland Council [2021] NZSC 35), is dismissed.
19 May 2021
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
C The applicant must pay costs of $1,750 to each of the respondents.
27 April 2021
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A The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 27 April 2021 (SKP Inc v Auckland Council [2021] NZSC 35) is allowed only to make the correction identified at [5] below.
B The [2021] NZSC 35 judgment is reissued with this correction.
5 May 2021
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The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 27 April 2021, reissued on 5 May 2021 (SKP Inc v Auckland Council [2021] NZSC 35), is dismissed.
19 May 2021
High Court decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Recall judgment
Recall judgment
Case name
Robert Noe and Atrap Incorporated v Ratzapper Australasia Limited
Case number
SC 3/2019
Summary
Civil Appeal – Arbitration Act 1996, sch 1, art 36 – Whether the applicant was “otherwise unable to present” his case – Whether the Court of Appeal erred in dismissing the appeal against enforcement of the arbitral award.
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The applicants must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
27 March 2019
B The applicants must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
27 March 2019
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Muhammad Shamsud-Dean SAHU KHAN v Mohammed SHARIFF
Case number
SC 4/2019
Summary
Civil Appeal – Whether the Court of Appeal erred in dismissing an appeal against the decision of the High Court finding that the tort of deceit had not been established on the evidence.
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B No order as to costs.
14 May 2019
B No order as to costs.
14 May 2019
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Brook Valley Community Group Incorporated v Brook Waimarama Sanctuary Trust, Minister for the Environment and Nelson City Council
Case number
SC 7/2019
Summary
Civil Appeal – Resource Management Act 1991, ss 13, 15 and 360(1)(h) – Whether the discharge of brodifacoum was unlawful – Whether the exempting regulations made under s 360(1)(h) of the Resource Management Act were unlawful – Whether the reduction in the costs award in the High Court was sufficient to reflect the public interest in the case – Whether the Court of Appeal erred in dismissing the appeal.
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The applicant must pay costs of $4,500 to the respondents (to be divided equally among them, unless they agree otherwise) as well as the respondents’ usual disbursements.
21 May 2019
B The applicant must pay costs of $4,500 to the respondents (to be divided equally among them, unless they agree otherwise) as well as the respondents’ usual disbursements.
21 May 2019
Transcripts
- Hearing date 2 May 2019 (PDF, 113 KB)
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Jenny Lyn Walker v Nelson District Court and Nelson City Council
Case number
SC 9/2019
Summary
Civil Appeal – Whether a Court of Appeal Judge erred in declining to review a Deputy Registrar’s security for costs decision.
Result
A The applications for a stay and for leave to appeal are dismissed.
B The applicant must pay the second respondent costs of $2,500.
11 March 2019
B The applicant must pay the second respondent costs of $2,500.
11 March 2019
High Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
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