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.
28 November 2025
Case information summary 2025 (as at 28 November 2025) – Cases where leave granted (PDF, 87 KB)
Case information summary 2025 (as at 28 November 2025) – Cases where leave to appeal decision not yet made (PDF, 120 KB)
All years
Case name
MD v LP
Case number
SC 78/2023
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
26 October 2023
26 October 2023
High Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
MD v LP [2023] NZSC 140 [26 October 2023] (PDF, 177 KB)
Case name
Connor Sean Clayton Nevin v The King
Case number
SC 79/2023
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for an extension of time to apply for leave to appeal is allowed.
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
C The interim suppression order dated 21 July 2023 is lifted.
7 December 2023
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
C The interim suppression order dated 21 July 2023 is lifted.
7 December 2023
District Court decision
High Court decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
L (SC 80/2023) v The King
Case number
SC 80/2023
Summary
Criminal Appeal
Result
A Leave to appeal is granted (L (CA631/2021) v R [2023] NZCA 246).
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to dismiss the appeal.
3 November 2023
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The appeal is dismissed.
11 November 2024
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to dismiss the appeal.
3 November 2023
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The appeal is dismissed.
11 November 2024
Date of hearing
19 March 2024
Judges
Glazebrook, Ellen France, Williams, Kós, Miller JJ
Submissions from counsel
- Hearing 19 March 2024 Appellant oral outline (PDF, 198 KB)
Transcripts
- Hearing 19 March 2024 (PDF, 385 KB)
Case Synopses
- Hearing date 19 March 2024 (PDF, 443 KB)
Media Releases
- MR [2024] NZSC 153 (PDF, 263 KB)
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave granted
L (SC 80/2023) v R [2023] NZSC 146 [3 November 2023] (PDF, 157 KB)
Supreme court decision
L (SC 80/2023) v R [2024] NZSC 153 [11 November 2024] (PDF, 556 KB)
Case name
Red Stag Timber Limited v Juken New Zealand Limited
Case number
SC 81/2023
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.
25 October 2023
B The applicant must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
25 October 2023
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Mohannad Hasan Toubat v Hasan Mohammed Hasan Toubat
Case number
SC 82/2023
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B There is no order as to costs.
15 August 2023
B There is no order as to costs.
15 August 2023
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Rakesh Chand v The King
Case number
SC 83/2023
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A notice of abandonment having been filed, the application for leave to appeal is deemed to be dismissed.
28 August 2023
28 August 2023
District Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Case name
Dermot Gregory Nottingham and Robert Earle McKinney v Attorney-General
Case number
SC 84/2023
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring a civil appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The applicants must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
18 December 2023
B The applicants must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
18 December 2023
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
W v Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections
Case number
SC 85/2023
Summary
Order prohibiting publication of the judgment and any part of the proceedings (including the result) in news media or on the internet or other publicly available database until final disposition of trial. Publication in law report or law digest permitted.
Result
Order prohibiting publication of the judgment and any part of the proceedings (including the result) in news media or on the internet or other publicly available database until final disposition of trial. Publication in law report or law digest permitted.
5 October 2022
5 October 2022
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Case name
Vijendra Prasad v The King
Case number
SC 86/2023
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A notice of abandonment having been filed, the application for leave to appeal is deemed to be dismissed. 18 August 2023
District Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Case name
Richard Rajesh Kumar v The King
Case number
SC 87/2023
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
24 July 2024
24 July 2024
District Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
RICHARD RAJESH KUMAR v R [2024] NZSC 78 [24 July 2024] (PDF, 182 KB)
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