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Docs produced in arbitration can be used in Rinehart family court battle
Energy & Natural Resources 2023-05-26 2:56 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has allowed two of Gina Rinehartā€™s children to use documents produced in private arbitration for their defence in court proceedings over ownership of a valuable mining tenement.

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As trial in family feud nears, Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting rebuked for contributing to delay
Energy & Natural Resources 2023-04-13 11:06 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has granted a discovery bid by two of Gina Rinehart’s children as a long-running fight over ownership of a valuable mining tenement nears trial, and has rejected her company’s argument that they were solely responsible for dragging out a dispute over documents.

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Hancock Prospecting must hand over docs to Rinehart children
Energy & Natural Resources 2023-03-28 2:25 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting has lost its bid to avoid producing documents to Bianca Rinehart and John Hancock after a judge rejected arguments the Rinehart children were abusing the courtā€™s processes in a long-running dispute over ownership of a valuable mining tenement.

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Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting can’t halt case pending arbitration in 20-year feud
Energy & Natural Resources 2023-01-16 11:24 pm By Sam Matthews

Hancock Prospecting has lost a bid to shut down court cases brought by fellow mining giants Wright Prospecting and DFD Rhodes until the outcome of a family arbitration, after a judge found the companyā€™s own forensic choices made the risk of inconsistent decisions inevitable.

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Top-tier firm must pay $500K to billionaire for negligence over ‘critical omission’
Legal Ethics 2019-08-30 6:21 pm By Amelia Birnie

A top-tier Australian law firm has been ordered to pay more than half a million dollars in damages for professional negligence, after its billionaire client alleged losses of almost $US37 million following a ā€œcritical omissionā€ in legal advice.

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Squire Patton Boggs emails privileged in dispute over Pilbara power purchase agreement
Energy & Natural Resources 2019-05-31 10:57 am By Miklos Bolza

The court has blocked a unit of Fortescue Metals Group from accessing emails sent by Squire Patton Boggs about a now disputed power purchase agreement, saying the communications are privileged.

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Fortescue unit can eyeball Squire Patton Boggs emails in power contract dispute
Energy & Natural Resources 2018-10-03 3:51 pm By Miklos Bolza

A unit of Fortescue Metals Group has won its bid for emails between Squire Patton BoggsĀ  and a unit of electricity provider TransAlta Energy relating to a disputed power purchase agreement, saying privilege was waived when the emails were forwarded to a third party.

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