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Dennis Wilson was admitted to the Bar in 1978.
Between 1972 and 1978 Dennis was a Solicitor admitted to
practise in New South Wales. He was a partner in 2 legal firms
during that period.
He has practised in all areas of the law including Equity,
Commercial, Trade Practices, Crime, Common Law, Real Property
and Wills Probate and Administration of estates.
He has appeared in all Courts including the High Court, the
Federal Court (first instance and on appeal) and the Supreme
Court of New South Wales (first instance and on appeal).
His main area of practice is Environmental Law, Land
Contamination, Environmental Offences and Land Resumption,
Valuation and Compensation.
Subsequent to admission as a Solicitor Dennis obtained a Diploma
in Criminology from Sydney University with distinction in
forensic psychiatry.
Dennis has completed the Bar Association arbitration and expert
determiner practice courses and is accredited to undertake each.
Dennis is accredited by IAMA as a mediator and an Associate of
the ACIArb.
Dennis has represented parties in many mediations including a
range of commercial disputes, compensation for land resumption,
damages for personal injury, real property disputes and land
development matters under the Environmental Planning and
Assessment Act and associated legislation.
Dennis was on a panel of barristers to represent sports men and
women in sports arbitration in the lead-up to and during the
Sydney Olympic Games. He represented 2 members of the K2 Women’s
Kayak team and was successful in maintaining their places in the
team.
Dennis negotiated the vacation of Victoria Park on behalf of
Aboriginals in circumstances where a claim was made over the
land in the park.
More recently (in the last 2 years) Dennis has acted for parties
to many mediations including:
- Acting for a party to a mediation of a dispute over land
resumption of statutory valuation $87 million where zoning
issues and development issues were relevant;
- Acting for a party in mediation, after litigation had
commenced, in respect of the grant of an easement over her
land including compensation and costs;
- Acting for a party in mediation, after litigation had
commenced, in respect of a contractual dispute arising from
a deed providing for access over land and development rights
in respect of that land (including an easement);
- Acting for parties in numerous mediations in respect of
compensation for land resumption by Government and
Semi-Government Authorities of value between $300,000.00 and
many millions of dollars pursuant to S. 34 of the Land and
Environment Court Act.
- Acting for a party to a partnership and property
co-ownership dispute of rural land and agricultural business
of stud cattle breeding in VCAT
Referees:
Mr. Campbell Bridge SC 02 8998 8448;
Mr. Grahame Berecry (02) 9220 6100
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