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.

3 July 2026

Case information summary (as at 3 July 2026) –  Cases where leave granted (PDF, 88 KB)
Case information summary (as at 3 July 2026)  – Cases where leave to appeal decision not yet made (PDF, 127 KB) 

2026

Case name
Davinder Singh Rahal v Ameet Bhargav and Renu Khajuria
Case number
SC 61/2026
Summary

Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal

Case name
Gautam Jindal v Auckland Standards Committee 1
Case number
SC 62/2026
Summary

Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal

Result

The application for a stay of the suspension order is granted pending the Court's decision on the application for leave to appeal. 

24 June 2026 

Case name
Harry Memelink v Body Corporate 68792
Case number
SC 63/2026
Summary

Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal

Case name
W v The King
Case number
SC 64/2026
Summary

Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal

District Court decision
Not publicly available
High Court decision
Not publicly available
Case name
Gold v Green
Case number
SC 65/2026
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
X v A Professional Conduct Committee
Case number
SC 66/2026
Summary

Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal

District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Case name
O v New Zealand Customs Service
Case number
SC 67/2026
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.

District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Case name
Ashor Chistian Gorgus v Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections and Attorney-General
Case number
SC 68/2026
Summary

Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal