3 Nov 2023
The Supreme Court granted leave to appeal and narrowed the central legal question to the applicability of s 16(2)(b) of the Evidence Act 2006 to the established facts; the correctness of the Court of Appeal's dismissal turns on that statutory provision.
22 Jun 2023
The Supreme Court granted leave to appeal and posed the approved question for determination: whether the Court of Appeal was correct to dismiss the appeal.
4 May 2023
The Supreme Court granted leave to appeal and certified the question for appeal as whether the Court of Appeal was correct to dismiss the appeal.
17 Nov 2022
Leave to appeal was granted because the matter raised whether the Court of Appeal was correct to allow the appeal, a question warranting the Supreme Court's consideration; the appeal was set down for hearing and procedural directions given.
30 Mar 2022
The Supreme Court granted leave to appeal on the approved ground of whether the Court of Appeal was correct to allow the appeal, thereby permitting full consideration of the correctness of the Court of Appeal's decision.
22 Mar 2022
The Supreme Court granted leave to appeal and framed the approved question: whether the Court of Appeal was correct to allow the appeal, thereby permitting the Supreme Court to determine the correctness of the Court of Appeal's decision.
19 Mar 2021
Leave to appeal was granted because the matters raised were of sufficient importance and raised a real question whether the Court of Appeal was correct to dismiss the appeal; the Supreme Court therefore approved the specific question for determination by the Court.
18 Dec 2020
The Supreme Court granted leave to appeal and framed the approved question as whether the Court of Appeal was correct to allow the appeal, thereby authorising a substantive appeal on that question.
5 Mar 2020
The Supreme Court granted leave to appeal on the approved question whether the Court of Appeal was correct to dismiss the appeal, finding the question warranted consideration; bail was extended pending determination of the appeal.
13 Feb 2020
The Supreme Court granted leave because the appeal raised arguable questions about the correctness of the Court of Appeal's dismissal that warranted consideration by the Supreme Court.