Hancock v Rinehart [2014] NSWSC 658

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Hancock v Rinehart [2014] NSWSC 658 Hearing dates: 8, 9, 22 May 2014 Decision date: 23 May 2014 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Brereton J Decision: Plaintiffs' application for further and better discovery, and for additional discovery, refused. 2nd defendant's application to vary order of 22 May 2014 granted in part and refused in part. Plaintiffs' application to set aside subpoena refused. Catchwords: PROCEDURE - Discovery - further and better discovery - additional discovery EVIDENCE - Subpoenas - setting aside - abuse of process - relevance Legislation Cited: (CTH) Domicile Act 1982, s 6 (NSW) Domicile Act 1979, s 5 (WA) Domicile Act 1981, s 5 Cases Cited: Beecham Group Ltd v Bristol Myers Co [1979] VR 273 British Association of Glass Bottle Manufacturers Ltd v Nettlefold [1912] AC 709 Dense Medium Separation Powders Pty Ltd v Gondwana Chemicals Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 1309 Ex parte Conybeare's Settlement (1853) 1 WR 458 Global Funds Management (NSW) Ltd v Burns Philp trustee Co Ltd (in prov liq) (1990) 3 ACSR 183 Johnstone v Johnstone (1902) 2 SR(NSW) Eq 90 Kent Coal Concessions Ltd v Duguid [1910] AC 452 Martell v Victorian Coal Miners' Association (1903) 9 ALR 231 Michael Wilson & Partners Ltd v Nicholls (2008) 74 NSWLR 218 Mulley v Manifold (1959) 103 CLR 341 Pendlebury v O'Neill (1911) 11 SR(NSW) 188 Re Bignold's Settlement Trusts (1872) 7 Ch App 223 Re Cunningham's Settled Estates (1909) 27 WN(NSW) 28 Re Ferrett's Trusts (1894) 6 QLJ 183 Re Freeman's Settlement Trusts (1887) 37 Ch D 148 Re James Jackson [1926] NZLR 499 Re Mayne (dec'd) (1928) 28 SR(NSW) 157 Re McPhillamy's Trusts (1909) 10 SR(NSW) 42 Re Mitchell's Trust (1900) 17 WN(NSW) 164 Re Neeve [1956] QWN 21 Re Paroz [1956] QWN 37 Re Roberts (1983) 70 FLR 158 Re Simmonds [1954] QWN 3 Re Simpson [1897] 1 Ch 256 Re Tempest (1866) LR 1 Ch App 485 Sapio v Carter [1959] NZLR 848 Saul v Lin (No 2) (2004) 60 NSWLR 275; [2004] NSWSC 332 Waddell v Patterson (1865) 2 WW & A'B Eq 36 Waind v Hill [1978] 1 NSWLR 372 Wallace v Wallace (No 2) (1899) 24 VLR 893 Walters v Ryan [1933] NZLR 821 Texts Cited: Ford & Lee, Principles of the Law of Trusts 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: C Withers w N Zerial & Mr A Hochroth (plaintiffs) NC Hutley SC w BR McClintock SC & CN Bova (first defendant) RG McHugh SC w PW Flynn (second defendant) CJ Birch SC (third defendant) DB Studdy SC w C 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