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

Case name
Jeremy James McGuire v Comissioner of Inland Revenue and District Court at Palmerston North
Case number
SC 11/2026
Summary

Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal

Case name
Vivek Goel v The King
Case number
SC 12/2026
Summary

Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal

High Court decision
Case name
Lego Holding A/S and Largo A/S v Zuru New Zealand Limited, Zuru Toys New Zealand Limited and Zuru Inc
Case number
SC 13/2026
Summary

Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal

Case name
Anthony James Scully v Madeline Carol Holland
Case number
SC 14/2026
Summary

Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal

Case name
Anthony Dunstan v Credit Union South and Janice Fredric, Peter McKnight, Louise Edwards, Peter Booth and Shona Cumming
Case number
SC 15/2026
Summary

Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal

Case name
Janine Ann Wallace v Royal New Zealand Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Case number
SC 16/2026
Summary

Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal

Case name
Andrew Murray Tovey v The King
Case number
SC 17/2026
Summary

Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal

District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Case name
Francisc Catalin Deliu v Hsiang-Fen Ying
Case number
SC 18/2026
Summary

Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal

District Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Case name
Meryl Taimania Carter, Raina Raewyn Doar, Raymond Paul Edmonds, Jonathon Pearce Edwards, Anita Lee Marsh, Taipari Barry Phillip Munro and Witiao Raewyn Paul, Trustees of Whatitiri Maori Reserves Trust and New Zealand Maori Council v Attornet-General and N
Case number
SC 19/2026
Summary

Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal

Date of Judgment
01 January 2026
High Court decision
Case name
Hailing Wang and Linda Wu v Body Corporate 406198, The Parties Listed in Schedule 1, Argon Construction Limited and Auckland Council
Case number
SC 20/2026
Summary

Civil Appeal - application for leave to bring an appeal