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
- ^ "Presidents & Honorary Members – The Law Society of Singapore". www.lawsociety.org.sg. Law Society of Singapore. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b Kuah, Boon Theng (January 2018). "Citation for CC Tan Award 2017". The Singapore Law Gazette. The Law Society of Singapore.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Suit to hold by-election in Marsiling-Yew Tee has 'no merit': Deputy Attorney-General". Yahoo News. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ "SDP calls on apex court to issue mandatory order for Marsiling-Yew Tee MPs to step down". TODAY. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ "AHPETC technically insolvent: MND legal counsel". TODAY. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ 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.