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Privy Council and Supreme Court
R v Taito
[2002] NZPC 4; [2002] UKPC 15; [2003] 3 NZLR 577, (2002) 19 CRNZ 224, (2002) 6 HRNZ 539
Successful challenge to the way the Court of Appeal conducted criminal appeals since 1990. link here
Sir Robert Jones v Attorney-General
[2003] NZPC 6, [2003] UKPC 48, [2004] 1 NZLR 433, (2003) 16 PRNZ 715
Summary judgment overturned on stopping for road transport alleged offence. link here
R v Rameka, Harris and Tarawa [2001] unreported leave declined (see UN Cases and Reports)
R v Beckham [2001] leave declined, rape case
Supreme Court
Taunoa and others v. Attorney-General and others
[2007] NZSC 70, [2008] 1 NZLR 429, (2007) 9 HRNZ 104, [2007] 5 LRC 680
Prisoners rights case attempting to improve the victories in the High Court and the Court of Appeal finding a breach of section 9 and section 23(5) of the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act and awarding compensation for being held in the Behavioural Management Regime at Auckland Prison. Whilst the case was mostly unsuccessful in the Supreme Court in that compensation was reduced, it is notable for the Chief Justices' dissenting judgement which a masterpiece of articulation of International Human Rights.link here
Siemer v Solicitor-General
[2013] NZSC 68, [2013] 3 NZLR 441, (2013) 26 CRNZ 539
Appeal heard November 2012 - Contempt of Court link here additional hearing February 2013
Ferguson v R
[2013] NZSC 28, [2013] 2 NZLR 396, (2013) 26 CRNZ 173
Appeal from decision refusing to extend time for appeal to Court of Appeal link here
S S T v New Zealand Police
[2013] NZSC 4, [2013] 2 NZLR 478
Fitness to stand trial link here
Kim v Prison Manager, Mt Eden Corrections Facility [2012] NZSC 121, [2013] 2 NZLR 589
Habeas Corpus appeal on extradition for Murder to China Supreme Court link here press release here
Siemer v Solicitor-General [2011] NZSC 32, (2011) 25 CRNZ 522
Fitness to stand trial link here
Clark v Attorney-General [2005] NZSC 4; [2005] NZAR 574; (2005) 17 PRNZ 566
Assault by prison officers
Marteley v Legal Services Commission [2015] NZSC 127; [2016] 1 NZLR 633
Legal Aid for Conviction Appeal
Siemer v Solicitor-General [2016] NZSC 75; [2016] NZAR 765
Vexatious litigant order preventing litigant from instituting further proceedings without leave.
Chisnall v Department of Corrections [2017] NZSC 114; [2018] 1 NZLR 83
Interim Detention Order under Public Protection legislation
Unreported Leave Judgements
Fa'afete Taito v The Queen [2005] NZSC 36
Follow up to Privy Council case - see Notable Cases
Taunoa and others v. Attorney-General and others [2006] NZSC 95
Application to strike out - see main Judgement above
Jessop v R [2006] NZSC 14 27 March 2006
Original Taito appellant see Notable Cases
Jessop v R [2007] NZSC 96 30 November 2007
Original Taito appellant see Notable Cases
Jessop v New Zealand see UN Human Rights Committee views
Josko Sestan v The Director of Area Mental Health Services Waitemata District Health Board [2007] NZSC 5
Habeas Corpus
Josko Sestan v The Director of Area Mental Health Services Waitemata District Health Board [2007] NZSC 10
Costs
Also see J.S. v New Zealand pdf here
R v Dean [2005] NZSC 15
See UN Human Rights Committee's views under Notable Cases
Manuel v The Superintendent, Hawkes Bay Regional Prison [2004] NZSC 5
See UN Human Rights Committee's views
Clark(e) v Attorney-General [2005] NZSC 4 [2005] 17 PRNZ 566
Complaint of assault by prison officer - ongoing Civil case as at June 2009
Exley and McMillan v R [2007] NZSC 104
Preventive Detention
Belcher v Chief Executive Department of Corrections [2007] NZSC 54
Application dismissed despite error by Court of Appeal - declaration of inconsistency
Z v R [2008] NZSC 44
Passport Fraud
Chatha v R [2009] NZSC 21
Fraud Communication to UN Human Rights Committee pending
Wikio v Attorney-General [2009] NZSC 79
Exhaustion of domestic remedies, independent of tribunal - now before the UN Human Rights Committee as Wikio v New Zealand
Isherwood v R [2010] NZSC 2, [2010] NZSC 116
Preventive detention appeal - An application to Governor General for second appeal would be more suitable
Jellyman v R [2010] NZSC 21
Preventive detention whether intellectually disabled complainant capable of giving evidence on oath
Ferguson v R [2010] NZSC 93
Murder intellectually disabled accused whether interpreter needed
Smith v Attorney-General [2010] NZSC 114
Allegation of actual bias against Court of Appeal Judge based on transcript of hearing pdf here
Miller and Carroll v New Zealand Parole Board [2011] NZSC 26
Independence of Parole Board and Rehabilitation pdf here
Shane Ellis v R [2011] NZSC 60
Right to a Jury Trial pdf here