NSW judge to try Harriet Wran for murder

Harriet Wran, the youngest daughter of former NSW premier Neville Wran, has won the right to fight a murder charge before a judge only.

Wran was set to face a trial by jury in June but after a string of delays - including 11th-hour guilty pleas from Wran's two co-accused, Lloyd Edward Haines and Michael Lee - her barrister Phillip Boulten SC on Monday sought leave to apply for a judge-alone trial, which was not opposed by the Crown.

Wran, 28, is accused of murdering Daniel McNulty in a notorious housing commission block in inner Sydney in 2014. She also faces a charge of aggravated robbery with wounding.

Her trial is now listed to start before NSW Supreme Court Justice Ian Harrison on Wednesday.