Hancock v Rinehart (No 2) [2021] NSWSC 3

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Hancock v Rinehart (No 2) [2021] NSWSC 3 Hearing dates: On the papers Decision date: 06 January 2021 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Ward CJ in Eq Decision: 1. Gina pay Bianca's costs of the Gina's application to restrain the WA Access Application by Bianca, such costs to be on the ordinary basis. 2. Each party to bear its or her own costs of Bianca's amended notice of motion seeking delivery up of the Sceales Files and Bankruptcy Transcripts and of Gina's applications to stay the delivery up of those documents or for dispensation in relation thereto. Catchwords: COSTS — Party/Party — General rule that costs follow the event — Interlocutory proceedings — Where multiplicity of issues and partial success Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 98 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules NSW (2005), r 42.1 Cases Cited: Hancock v Rinehart [2020] NSWSC 1853 Hawkesbursy District Health Service Ltd v Chaker (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 30 Quest Rose Hill Pty Ltd v White [2010] NSWSC 1190 Roache v News Group Newspapers [1992] TLR 551 Category: Costs Parties: John Langley Hancock (Second Plaintiff) Bianca Hope Rinehart (Third Plaintiff) Gina Hope Rinehart (First Defendant) Ginia Hope Frances Rinehart (Second Defendant) Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd (Third Defendant) Hope Rinehart Welker (Fourth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: CH Withers SC with AM Hochroth (Plaintiffs) CN Bova SC with TE O'Brien and D Reynolds (First Defendant) J Giles SC with C Mitchell (Second and Third Defendants)