Rinehart v Rinehart [2020] NSWCA 221

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Rinehart v Rinehart [2020] NSWCA 221 Hearing dates: 23 and 24 July 2020 Date of orders: 22 September 2020 Decision date: 22 September 2020 Before: Basten JA at [1]; Macfarlan JA at [17]; Meagher JA at [57] Decision: (1) Notice of Appeal filed on 19 December 2019 dismissed. (2) Summons seeking leave to appeal filed on 1 May 2020 dismissed. (3) Order Bianca Rinehart to pay Gina Rinehart's costs of these appeal proceedings. Catchwords: JUDGMENTS AND ORDERS – orders concerning interim indemnification of previous trustee for costs of delivery of trust documents to new trustee – whether orders final or interlocutory – orders expressly stated to be subject to any further order – exercise of discretion by primary judge in case management and the working out of earlier orders – no final determination of the issues by primary judge – no utility in granting leave to appeal Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 56 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 101(2)(e) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 54.3 Cases Cited: Athens v Randwick City Council (2005) 64 NSWLR 58; [2005] NSWCA 317 Australian Broadcasting Corporation v Lenah Game Meats Pty Ltd (2001) 208 CLR 199; [2001] HCA 63 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Letten (No 17) [2011] FCA 1420; (2011) 286 ALR 346 AVS Group of Companies Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Police (2010) 78 NSWLR 302; [2010] NSWCA 81 Bruton Holdings Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (2009) 239 CLR 346; [2009] HCA 32 Carter Holt Harvey Woodproducts Australia Pty Ltd v The Commonwealth (2019) 93 ALJR 807; [2019] HCA 20 Doyle v Commissioner of Police (No 2) [2020] NSWCA 34 Glencore International AG v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (2019) 265 CLR 646; [2019] HCA 26 Hancock v Rinehart [2015] NSWSC 646 Hancock v Rinehart [2018] NSWSC 1684 In re Grimthorpe [1958] Ch 615 Klewer v Attorney General (NSW) [2010] NSWCA 219 Nolan v Collie (2003) 7 VR 287; [2003] VSCA 39 Phillips v Walsh (1990) 20 NSWLR 206 Re Beddoe [1893] 1 Ch 547 Rinehart v Rinehart [2019] HCASL 242 Rinehart v Rinehart [2019] NSWCA 54 Smethurst v Commissioner of Police (Cth) [2020] HCA 14; (2020) 94 ALJR 502 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Bianca Hope Rinehart (Applicant) Gina Hope Rinehart (First Respondent) Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd (Second Respondent) Hope Downs Iron Ore Pty Ltd (Third Respondent) Representation: Counsel: D Thomas SC / D Hume (Applicant) C N Bova SC / T E O'Brien / D J Reynolds (First Respondent) J Giles SC / C Mitchell (Second and Third Respondents)