WWRIGHT LAWYER ABN 94 899 580 524

Welcome to my law practice web site!

Based in Potts Point in Sydney, my law practice focuses on the land law where I have practised for 40 years. I provide advice on all land title problems in New South Wales but the core of my practice is the adverse possession of land.

My knowledge and experience in adverse possession derives from my former employment for 15 years at the NSW Land Registry Services (NSW LRS) where I examined and determined hundreds of cases of adverse possession. 

I bring this long experience to private practice.

I advise on all aspects of adverse possession – whether Torrens or old system title – and prepare and lodge applications for a possessory title with NSW LRS. All of those applications have been successful. I have an intimate knowledge of the NSW LRS policies and procedures. 

I have acted in the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal and the High Court of Australia in adverse possession proceedings and have been successful in all such proceedings. Those proceedings include the landmark case of Hardy v Sidoti, the reports on which may be read at the following links. WARNING The links will take you to a different site!

Hardy v Sidoti [2020] NSWSC 1057

Sidoti v Hardy [2021] NSWCA 105

Sidoti & Anor v Hardy [2021] HCATrans 207 (3 December 2021)

Other successful adverse possession proceedings in the Supreme Court include Z v Registrar-General and NSW Trustee & Guardian (2021) Unreported case of adverse possession against a co-owner.

All other land title problems 

I advise on all other real estate problems including:

·  title investigation and analysis

·  Torrens and common law title

·  Limited, Qualified and Strata title

·  Easements including rights of way

·  caveats

·  boundaries and encroachments

·  dividing fences

·  plans of survey and identification surveys

·  Crown land

·  Restrictions on use and covenants

·  Court proceedings about any of those things. 

You may contact me via the Contact Us form below or by emailing me directly at warren@wrightlawyer.com.au

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Warren Leslie Wright BA LLB