Peter Hely (26 March 1944 – 1 October 2005) was a judge of the Federal Court of Australia. Hely attended

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from 1956 to 1960. The early part of Hely's legal career was spent working at the commercial bar in Sydney. Notable cases he was involved with during this time included the prosecution of nightclub owner Abe Saffron for

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in 1987, and representing

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during the

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of the 1990s, which concerned broadcasting rights for rugby league football. He was appointed to the Federal Court in 1998. He died in

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in 2005. The Law School of the

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has established a scholarship in his honour, to encourage postgraduate study in commercial law.

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1944 births 2005 deaths Judges of the Federal Court of Australia People educated at Sydney Boys High School {{Australia-law-stub