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.
31 July 2026
Case information summary (as at 31 July 2026) – Cases where leave granted (PDF, 87 KB)
Case information summary (as at 31 July 2026) – Cases where leave to appeal decision not yet made (PDF, 131 KB)
2026
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.
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.
Civil Appeal
A Leave to appeal is granted (Hoban v Attorney-General [2025] NZCA 644).
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to dismiss the appeal.
5 May 2026
Criminal Appeal - application for leave to bring an appeal
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
A The application for an extension of time to apply for leave to appeal is granted.
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
1 May 2026
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The applicant must pay the first respondent costs of $2,500.
07 May 2026
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
The application for an extension of time to apply for leave to appeal is dismissed.
20 July 2026
Civil Appeal
A Leave to appeal is granted (Zuru New Zealand Ltd v Lego Holding A/S [2025] NZCA 650).
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to allow the appeal.
07 May 2026
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
A The application for leave to file submissions in reply is dismissed.
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
C There is no order as to costs.
26 June 2026
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
A The application for an extension of time to apply for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The applicant must pay the respondents one set of costs of $2,500.
06 May 2026
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
A notice of abandonment having been filed, the application for leave to appeal is abandoned.
12 May 2026