Gina Rinehart’s son says he wants to be a ‘united family’ in olive branch to mother after court ruling

John Hancock welcomes findings on ownership of mines and companies although judge says dispute should be determined in private arbitration Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Gina Rinehart’s son has said he wants to reunite his family after a landmark court case left a long-running feud over ownership of mines and companies unresolved. The Western Australian supreme court on Wednesday found Rinehart’s children were at one point set to inherit 49% of her company and said their ownership claims should be determined in separate proceedings. The broader judgment found Rinehart’s company, Hancock Prospecting, retained ownership of the mammoth Hope Downs iron ore project, defeating competing claims from her children and Wright Prospecting. John Hancock, who has been embroiled in a two-decade feud with his mother, offered an olive branch while claiming partial victory in a statement on Wednesday following the ruling. “Rather than continuing disagreements about the validity of Agreements from the 1980s, perceptions of events from decades ago or the pain this conflict has caused all parties over the years, I would much prefer to focus on the positive, and fin