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.

12 December 2025

Case information summary 2025 (as at 18 December 2025) –  Cases where leave granted (PDF, 87 KB)
Case information summary 2025 (as at 18 December 2025)  – Cases where leave to appeal decision not yet made (PDF, 121 KB)

2025

Case name
Hailing Wang and Linda Wu v Body Corporate 406198 and Ors
Case number
SC 170/2025
Summary

Civil appeal - application for leave to bring an appeal

Case name
Graeme Lemanquis Lidgard v The King
Case number
SC 171/2025
Summary

Criminal appeal - application for leave to bring an appeal

District Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Case name
Michael Kevin Milne v The King
Case number
SC 172/2025
Summary

Criminal appeal - application for leave to bring an appeal

District Court decision
Case name
UV Limited and WX v AB Limited as Trustee of the CD Trust and EF Trust, GH, IJ and KL as trustees of the MN Trust, GH and KL as trustees of the OP Trust, GH and QR as trustees of the ST Trust, A Limited, B, C And D, E and F
Case number
SC 173/2025
Summary

Civil appeal - application for leave to bring an appeal

High Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Case name
Liyun Chen, LC1521319 Development Co Limited, RHC Property Limited and Liyun Chen as trustee of the Royall Family Trust v Goodmore Investments (New Zealand) Limited
Case number
SC 175/2025
Summary

Civil appeal - application for leave to bring an appeal

Case name
Liyun Chen and LC1521319 Development Co Limited v Tawa Trade Finance Limited
Case number
SC 176/2025
Summary

Civil appeal - application for leave to bring an appeal

Case name
Estate of Eric John Tupai Ruru and Alan Parekura Torohina Haronga v Attorney-General, Waitangi Tribunal, Tanya Rogers and David Brown, Owen Lloyd, David Thomas Hawea and Anthony Tapp
Case number
SC 178/2025
Summary

Civil appeal - application for leave to bring an appeal