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.
14 May 2024
Case information summary 2024 (as at 14 May 2024) – Cases where leave granted (121 KB)
Case information summary 2024 (as at 14 May 2024) – Cases where leave to appeal decision not yet made (PDF, 92 KB)
2023
14 November 2023
B The applicants must pay one set of costs of $2,500 to the respondent.
15 February 2024
9 February 2024
B The applicants must pay the first and third, the fourth, and the fifth and sixth respondents three sets of costs of $1,000.
8 February 2024
B The applicant must pay the respondents one set of costs of $2,500.
19 April 2024
B The applicants must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
15 February 2024
14 November 2023
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
9 May 2024
B The application for leave to appeal is granted (Cook v R [2023] NZCA 342).
C The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to treat Mr Cook’s defence as insane automatism.
19 February 2024