Mining magnate awaits decision on family lawsuit


Dented: Gina Rinehart’s fortune has been hit by falling iron ore prices.

SYDNEY: Lawyers for Asia's richest woman and three of her children held preliminary arguments yesterday over who should control a US$4bil trust, a bitter family feud that has captivated Australia.

Justice Paul Brereton of the New South Wales Supreme Court reserved a decision on whether the case against mining magnate Gina Rinehart should be thrown out of court or argued fully. A decision is not expected for some days.

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