Reserved decisions

As at 4 September 2026

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2026

Case name
Michael John Smith v Attorney-General
Case number
SC 10/2025
Date of hearing
17 August 2026 - 20 August 2026
Judges
Winkelmann CJ, Ellen France, Williams, Kós and Cooke JJ
Case name
Jinxing Liu v Hua Wu
Case number
SC 166/2025
Date of hearing
06 August 2026
Judges
Winkelmann CJ, Ellen France, Williams, Kós and Campbell JJ
Videos
Case name
Courtney Pauline Churchward v The King
Case number
SC 158/2026
Date of hearing
03 August 2026 - 04 August 2026
Judges
Winkelmann CJ, Williams, Kós, Cooke and Campbell JJ
Videos
Case name
Lori-Lea Wairoa Te Wini v The King
Case number
SC 157/2025
Date of hearing
03 August 2026 - 04 August 2026
Judges
Winkelmann CJ, Williams, Kós, Cooke and Campbell JJ
Videos
Case name
RH & JY Trust, Jocelyn Yvette Brown as trustee of the RH & JY Trust, Perpetual Trust Ltd as trustee of the RH & JY Trust v WorkSafe New Zealand
Case number
SC 32/2026
Date of hearing
28 July 2026
Judges
Winkelmann CJ, Ellen France, Williams, Kós and Campbell JJ
Videos
Case name
Ethan Webster v The King
Case number
SC 3/2026
Date of hearing
16 July 2026
Judges
Winkelmann CJ, Ellen France, Williams, Kós and Cooke JJ
Videos
Case name
Julius Te Hivaka v The King
Case number
SC 108/2025
Date of hearing
14 July 2026
Judges
Winkelmann CJ, Ellen France, Williams, Miller and Cooke JJ
Videos
Case name
Southern Cheyenne Thompson v The King
Case number
SC 76/2024
Date of hearing
07 July 2026
Judges
Winkelmann CJ, Ellen France, Williams, Miller and Cooke JJ
Videos
Case name
Hairland Holdings Limited v Chief Executive of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
Case number
SC 62/2025
Date of hearing
05 May 2026
Judges
Winkelmann CJ, Ellen France, Williams, Kós and Miller JJ
Videos
Case name
Jessica Mulford v The King
Case number
SC 110/2025
Date of hearing
31 March 2026
Judges
Ellen France, Williams, Kós, Miller and Cooke JJ
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