Hancock v Rinehart [2014] NSWSC 156

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Hancock v Rinehart [2014] NSWSC 156 Hearing dates: 21 February 2014 Decision date: 21 February 2014 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Corporations List Before: Brereton J Decision: Motion dismissed with costs Catchwords: ARBITRATION - conduct of the arbitration proceedings - stay of arbitration proceedings - application for stay of proceedings pending appointment of trustee where trust is alleged to be interested in arbitration - held, trust not interested in arbitration - application dismissed

PROCEDURE - Supreme Court procedure - interlocutory application - whether application for stay of arbitration may be brought by motion in proceedings Legislation Cited: (NSW) Supreme Court Act 1970, s 66(4) (WA) Commercial Arbitration Act 1973, s 17J (WA) Trustee Act 1962, s 8 Cases Cited: Phillips v Walsh (1990) 20 NSWLR 206 Australian Hardboard Ltd v Hudson Investment Group Ltd (2007) 70 NSWLR 201 Cardile v LED Builders Pty Ltd (1999) 198 CLR 380 Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: John Langley Hancock (first plaintiff) Bianca Hope Rinehart (second plaintiff) Gina Hope Rinehart (first defendant) Ginia Hope Frances Rinehart (second defendant) Hope Rinehart Welker (third defendant) Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd (fourth defendant) Hope Downs Iron Ore Pty Ltd (fifth defendant) Representation: Counsel: CH Withers w N Zerial (Plaintiffs) B McClintock SC w C Bova (First Defendant) P Flynn (Second Defendant) CJ Birch SC (Third Defendant) D Studdy SC w IC Colquhoun (Fourth, Fifth Defendants) Solicitors: Yeldham Price O'Brien Lusk (Plaintiffs) Corrs Chambers Westgarth (First, Fourth, Fifth defendants) Gadens Lawyers (Second Defendant) Deutsch Miller (Third Defendant) File Number(s): 2011/285907