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.
20 March 2026
Case information summary 2025 (as at 20 March 2026) – Cases where leave granted (PDF, 88 KB)
Case information summary 2025 (as at 20 March 2026) – Cases where leave to appeal decision not yet made (PDF, 123 KB)
All years
B The applicant must pay the second, third and fourth respondents one set of costs of $2,500.
24 October 2024
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The application for recall is dismissed.
19 December 2024_________________________________________A The application for recall is dismissed.
B The Registrar is instructed not to accept any further application related to this matter. 20 February 2025
6 December 2024
6 December 2024
21 October 2024
Criminal Appeal
A The application for leave to appeal is granted.
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to dismiss the appeal.
5 March 2026
B The applicant must pay costs of $2,500 to the first respondent.
5 December 2024
20 September 2024
B The application for a stay of all proceedings relating to other matters in the District Court is dismissed.
28 August 2024
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The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 28 August 2024 (Clark v New Zealand Police [2024] NZSC 106) is dismissed.
2 October 2024