Qualifications and Registrations

• Lawyer of the Supreme Court of New South Wales
• Solicitor of the High Court of Australia 
• Member of the Law Society of New South Wales
• Juris Doctor (University of Technology Sydney) 
• Masters of Information Systems (UoB)
• Bachelor of IT (CQU)

Dilip Rai is the Founder and Principal of RAI Lawyers & Associates. Since his admission as lawyer to the Supreme Court of New South Wales in 2015, Dilip has worked across a wide array of legal matters intersecting multiple disciplines. Presently, his primary areas of interest and practice are – Criminal Law, Family Law, Wills & Estate and Property & Business Law matters.

Dilip has successfully represented numerous clients, predominantly from the Nepalese/Nepali community, before various courts, including the Local Court, District Court, the Supreme Court of NSW, the Federal Court, the Family Courts, and the High Court of Australia. He has successfully represented and assisted clients in various proceedings and investigations before various State and Federal tribunals, Ombudsman offices, investigative commissions and both private and government authorities, including the NSW Police and human resources departments.

Individually, he has handled the following matters from start to finish:

• Over 200 Criminal law (including Traffic) matters;
• Over 500 divorce matters;
• Over 150 property and parenting settlement matters under Family Law;
• Over 1500 property/conveyancing transactions;
• Over 300 business/commercial and company related matters;
• Over 200 Wills & Estate matters;
• Over 500 legal advice matters relating to Self Managed Super Fund (SMSF), Personal Guarantee, Parental Guarantee, Mortgage/Reverse Mortgage and other Security related matters;
• Over 100 investigative matters relating to different professional bodies, regulatory authorities, Government agencies and NSW police.

Throughout his career, Dilip has worked closely and collaboratively with Junior Counsel, Senior Counsel, Queen’s Counsel (QC), highly renown psychiatrists, forensic experts, psychologists, medical practitioners and other professionals in complex Criminal Law, Family law and Corporate Law matters to achieve favourable outcomes for his clients.

Dilip is exceptionally efficient, perceptive, strategic and an excellent negotiator. His ability to identify and secure opportunities for his clients is second to none. He is known for his direct, straightforward and on point approach on any legal issues and their resolutions.

Among Dilip’s favourite books are Rules for the Directions of the Mind, Notes from Underground and Thus Spoke Zarathustra.