The fund holds a large share of the family's fortune, estimated to be $4 billion.
We look back over the ongoing feud: What is the trust and to whom does it belong? Ginia Rinehart is the only one of the children supporting her mother, though she is unlikely to get her siblings backing to control the trust. Hope Rinehart Welker, who initially supported John and Bianca, withdrew from action earlier this year. However, two of her children - John Hancock and Bianca Rinehart - are pushing ahead with court action. Last week, Mrs Rinehart indicated she wanted to be removed as the trustee of the Hope Margaret Hancock Trust - worth $4 billion - but wants mediation to decide who should replace her. The civil trial is likely to examine allegations of misconduct against Gina Rinehart as head of the family trust. The long-running feud over the Rinehart family fortune is set to go to trial this week in the New South Wales Supreme Court.
