Peter Low Explained

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.^[4]

Personal life

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

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

• Lawyers in Singapore

Notes and References

1. Web site: Presidents & Honorary Members – The Law Society of Singapore . www.lawsociety.org.sg . Law Society of Singapore . 31 July 2023.
2. News: Tan . Jeanette . With stage 4 cancer, S'porean lawyer Peter Low was given 'months' to live. He's now 3 years in remission. . 31 July 2023 . mothership.sg . Mothership . 31 December 2020 . en.
3. Web site: Kuah . Boon Theng . January 2018 . Citation for CC Tan Award 2017 . The Singapore Law Gazette . The Law Society of Singapore.
4. News: Vijayan . K. C. . 2017-11-10 . Law Society confers lifetime achievement award on 'friend of the underdog' . en . The Straits Times . 2023-07-31 . 0585-3923.
5. Web site: 2018-01-22 . Suit to hold by-election in Marsiling-Yew Tee has 'no merit': Deputy Attorney-General . 2023-07-31 . Yahoo News . en-SG.
6. Web site: SDP calls on apex court to issue mandatory order for Marsiling-Yew Tee MPs to step down . 2023-07-31 . TODAY . en.
7. Web site: AHPETC technically insolvent: MND legal counsel . 2023-07-31 . TODAY . en.
8. News: Lim . Joyce . 2014-01-24 . Thai teenager in train accident to appeal against High Court decision . en . The Straits Times . 2023-07-31 . 0585-3923.