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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.

10 June 2024

Case information summary 2024 (as at 7 June 2024) –  Cases where leave granted (122 KB)
Case information summary 2024 (as at 7 June 2024 2024)  – Cases where leave to appeal decision not yet made (PDF, 117 KB)

2024

Case name
Francisc Catalin Deliu v Mark Harborow and Nick Flanagan
Case number
SC 41/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
High Court decision
DELIU v JOHNSTONE [2022] NZHC 467 [15 March 2022]
Court of Appeal decision
HARBOROW AND FLANAGAN v DELIU [2024] NZCA 138 [29 April 2024]
Case name
Christine Fleming v Attorney-General and Justin James Coote
Case number
SC 42/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Employment Court decision
CHRISTINE FLEMING v THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL sued on behalf of THE HONOURABLE CARMEL SEPULONI in her capacity as THE MINISTER OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT and MINISTER FOR DISABILITY [2021] NZEmpC 77 [26 May 2021]
Court of Appeal decision
ATTORNEY-GENERAL v CHRISTINE FLEMING [2024] NZCA 92 [9 April 2024]
Case name
D v The King
Case number
SC 43/2024
Summary
Order prohibiting publication of the judgment or any part of the proceedings (including the result) in news media or on the internet or other publicly available database until final disposition of the retrials. Publication in law report or law digest permitted.
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Case name
Peter Humphreys v Attorney-General
Case number
SC 44/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Employment Court decision
PETER HUMPHREYS v SIAN JIMENEZ HUMPHREYS [2021] NZEmpC 217 [8 December 2021]
Court of Appeal decision
ATTORNEY-GENERAL v CHRISTINE FLEMING [2024] NZCA 92 [9 April 2024]
Case name
John Ross v Patrick Kannemeyer and Chief Executive of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
Case number
SC 45/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
High Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
ROSS v KANNEMEYER & ANOR [2024] NZCA 102 [10 April 2024]
Case name
Kevin Moore v Māori Land Court and Sheldon Ngatai, Georgina Te Otiana Johansen, Roselle Taylor, Bridget Taylor and Vincent George Brown as trustees of Waitara East Section 81B (Rohutu) Trust
Case number
SC 46/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
High Court decision
MOORE v THE MAORI LAND COURT & ORS [2023] NZHC 697 [31 March 2023]
Court of Appeal decision
MOORE v MĀORI LAND COURT [2024] NZCA 112 [16 April 2024]
Case name
Body Corporate 207624 v Grimshaw & Co
Case number
SC 47/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
High Court decision
BODY CORPORATE 207624 v GRIMSHAW & CO [2023] NZHC 979 [28 April 2023]
High Court decision
BODY CORPORATE 207624 v GRIMSHAW & CO (Quantum of damages) [2023] NZHC 1155 [15 May 2023]
High Court decision
BODY CORPORATE 207624 v GRIMSHAW & CO [Costs] [2023] NZHC 3381 [27 November 2023]
Court of Appeal decision
GRIMSHAW & CO v BODY CORPORATE 207624 [2024] NZCA 119 [19 April 2024]
Case name
Tristan Lee Tamati v The King
Case number
SC 48/2024
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
High Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
[2024] NZCA 113
Case name
Louise Buchanan, Keith Marshall and Alistair Donald as trustees of the Buchanan Marshall Family Trust v Tasman District Council
Case number
SC 49/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
High Court decision
BUCHANAN AND MARSHALL v TASMAN DISTRICT COUNCIL [2023] NZHC 53 [1 February 2023]
Court of Appeal decision
TASMAN DISTRICT COUNCIL v LOUISE BUCHANAN, KEITH MARSHALL AND ALISTAIR DONALD AS TRUSTEES OF THE BUCHANAN MARSHALL FAMILY TRUST [2024] NZCA 133 [26 April 2024]
Case name
Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses (Australasia) Limited v Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-Based Institutions and Attorney-General
Case number
SC 50/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
High Court decision
CHRISTIAN CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES (AUSTRALASIA LTD v ROYAL COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO HISTORICAL ABUSE IN STATE CARE AND IN THE CARE OF FAITH-BASED INSTITUTIONS [2023] NZHC 3031 [31 October 2023]
Court of Appeal decision
[2024] NZCA 128
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