THE NSW Director of Public Prosecutions will appeal the acquittal of Perth barrister Lloyd Rayney on a charge that he murdered his estranged wife Corryn.

In what was dubbed the ‘‘trial of the decade’’, Mr Rayney was found not guilty of killing his wife.

Lloyd Rayney arriving at court with his daughters, Caitlyn and Sarah. Credit:Annie-Louise Brown

Corryn Rayney, a former registrar at the Supreme Court of Western Australia and mother of two, disappeared after her weekly bootscooting class on August 7, 2007.

Former Northern Territory chief justice Brian Martin presided over the judge-alone trial for 44 days, ultimately finding the case against the former barrister could not be proven.