The Supreme Court has dismissed former Auckland mayor's John Banks application to appeal over a failed bid to recover $190,000 trial costs for wrongful conviction for a false electoral return.
The court also ruled that Banks has to pay costs of $2500 to the Crown.
The Supreme Court's three judges, Chief Justice Sian Elias, Justice William Young and Justice Mark O'Regan, said there was no point of general or public importance involved in the appeal.
"Instead, the case turns on a factual issue, in respect of which there are now concurrent findings of fact," the judgement said.
"There is no appearance of miscarriage of justice. Accordingly, the application for leave to appeal is dismissed."