Peter Low

Peter Cuthbert Low is a Singaporean lawyer who was the 16th President of the Law Society of Singapore from 1993 to 1994.[1] Low is known for his human rights advocacy and litigation in Singapore.[2]

Life and career

Low was a public and military prosecutor from 1977 to 1981, qualifying at the Singapore bar in 1980. In 1991, he joined the local law firm Drew and Napier.[3]

In 2023, he was awarded the CC Tan award by the Law Society.[3][4]

Personal life

Low is a Catholic. He is married with two daughters, Christine and Elaine.[2]

Notable cases
  • Wong Souk Yee v Attorney-General [2019] 1 SLR 1223[5][6]
  • Attorney-General v Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East Town Council [2016] 1 SLR 915[7]
  • Tey Tsun Hang v Public Prosecutor [2014] SGHC 39
  • Lim Meng Suang and another v Attorney-General [2013] 3 SLR 118
  • BNJ v SMRT Trains Ltd [2013] SGHC 286[8]
  • Review Publishing Co Ltd v Lee Hsien Loong [2010] 1 SLR 52
  • Tang Liang Hong v Lee Kuan Yew [1997] 3 SLR 576
  • Chng Suan Tze v Minister for Home Affairs [1988] 2 SLR 525

See also

References
  1. "Presidents & Honorary Members – The Law Society of Singapore". www.lawsociety.org.sg. Law Society of Singapore. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  2. Tan, Jeanette (31 December 2020). "With stage 4 cancer, S'porean lawyer Peter Low was given 'months' to live. He's now 3 years in remission". mothership.sg. Mothership. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  3. Kuah, Boon Theng (January 2018). "Citation for CC Tan Award 2017". The Singapore Law Gazette. The Law Society of Singapore.
  4. Vijayan, K. C. (10 November 2017). "Law Society confers lifetime achievement award on 'friend of the underdog'". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  5. "Suit to hold by-election in Marsiling-Yew Tee has 'no merit': Deputy Attorney-General". Yahoo News. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  6. "SDP calls on apex court to issue mandatory order for Marsiling-Yew Tee MPs to step down". TODAY. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  7. "AHPETC technically insolvent: MND legal counsel". TODAY. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  8. Lim, Joyce (24 January 2014). "Thai teenager in train accident to appeal against High Court decision". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
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