Hancock v Rinehart [2022] NSWSC 1025

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Hancock v Rinehart [2022] NSWSC 1025 Hearing dates: 21 July 2022 Date of orders: 29 July 2022 Decision date: 29 July 2022 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Richmond J Decision: See [3], [46]-[48]. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — hearings — suppression and non-publication — whether necessary to make order pursuant to the Court Suppression and Non-publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW) to suppress certain parts of a transcript of proceedings before this court Legislation Cited: Commercial Arbitration Act 2010 (NSW) Commercial Arbitration Act 2012 (WA) Court Suppression and Non-publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW) Cases Cited: Australian Consolidated Press Ltd v Morgan (1965) 112 CLR 483; [1965] HCA 21 Fairfax Digital Australia and New Zealand Pty Ltd v Ibrahim (2012) 83 NSWLR 52; [2012] NSWCCA 125 Farnell Electronic Electric Components Pty Ltd v Collector of Customs (1996) 72 FCR 125 Fenwick v Wambo Coal Pty Ltd (No 2) [2011] NSWSC 353 Green v AMP Life Ltd [2005] NSWSC 95 Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd v DFD Rhodes Pty Ltd (2020) 55 WAR 435; [2020] WASCA 77 Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd v Rinehart [2017] FCAFC 170 Hancock v Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 724 Hancock v Rinehart [2020] NSWSC 1853 Kirkpatrick v Kotis (2004) 62 NSWLR 567; [2004] NSWSC 1265 Kizon v Palmer (1997) 72 FCR 409 Macedonian Orthodox Community Church St Petka Inc v His Eminence Petar (2006) 66 NSWLR 112; [2006] NSWCA 160 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72; [1998] HCA 11 Polyaire Pty Ltd v K-Aire Pty Ltd (No 4) [2007] SASC 36; 147 LSJS 65 Re Southland Coal Pty Ltd (receivers and managers appointed) (in liq) [2006] NSWSC 899; 203 FLR 1 Rinehart v Rinehart [2022] NSWCA 66 Rinehart v Rinehart (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 235 Rinehart v Welker (2011) 93 NSWLR 311; [2011] NSWCA 403 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Gina Hope Rinehart (First Defendant/Cross-Claimant) John Langley Hancock (First Plaintiff/First Cross-Defendant) Bianca Hope Rinehart (Second Plaintiff/Second Cross-Defendant) Ginia Hope Frances Rinehart (Second Defendant/Third Cross-Defendant) Hope Rinehart Welker (Fourth Cross-Defendant) Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd (Fifth Cross-Defendant) Hope Downs Iron Ore Pty Ltd (Sixth Cross-Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr P Herzfeld SC with Ms H Ryan (First Defendant/Cross-Claimant) Mr A Hochroth (Second Plaintiff/Second Cross-Defendant) Mr C Colquhoun with Ms K Sutton (Fifth and Sixth Cross-Defendants)