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.

15 April 2024

Case information summary 2024 (as at 12 April 2024) –  Cases where leave granted (PDF, 119 KB)
Case information summary 2024 (as at 12 April 2024)  – Cases where leave to appeal decision not yet made (PDF, 134 KB)

2024

Case name
J, Compulsory Care Recipient, by his Welfare Guardian, T v Care Co-ordinator
Case number
SC 11/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to appeal
Case name
Catherine Anne Sixtus v Jacinda Kate Ardern, Kris Faafoi, Andrew Little and Ashley Bloomfield
Case number
SC 12/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to appeal
Case name
Kyle James Craig v The Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections
Case number
SC 13/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal and the application for an interim order are dismissed.
19 March 2024
Case name
Shane Keith Bullock v The King
Case number
SC 14/2024
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Case name
John Kenneth Slavich v Wellington District Court and Attorney-General
Case number
SC 15/2024
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
Peter Morrison Strange v Casey Farms Limited, Brosna Farms Limited, JOTAC Limited, W G Broadbent & Co and PB and BL Casey
Case number
SC 16/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Case name
David Ian Henderson v Attorney-General of New Zealand
Case number
SC 17/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Case name
M (SC 18/2024) v Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections
Case number
SC 18/2024
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A notice of abandonment having been filed, the application for leave to appeal is deemed to be dismissed.
21 March 2024
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Case name
Terrence McFarland v Commissioner of Police
Case number
SC 19/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Case name
Chief of Defence Force, Chief People Officer and Attorney-General v Four Members of the Armed Forces
Case number
SC 20/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal