Peter Low
Singaporean lawyer
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
- Lawyers in Singapore
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.
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- Ahmad Nizam Abbas
- Subhas Anandan
- Lawrence Ang
- Anil Balchandani
- Cavinder Bull
- Harry Elias
- N. Ganesan
- Hugh Hickling
- Michael Hwang
- Jane Ittogi
- Glenn Knight
- Koh Eng Tian
- Kwa Geok Choo
- John Laycock
- Lim Suet Fern
- Peter Low
- William Napier
- Noor Mohamed Marican
- Quek Mong Hua
- K. S. Rajah
- M Ravi
- Francis Seow
- Edmund Sim
- Davinder Singh
- Song Ong Siang
- Rajesh Sreenivasan
- Adrian Tan
- Tan Choo Leng
- Josephus Tan
- Roger Tan
- Tang Fong Har
- Teo Soon Kim
- Thio Shen Yi
- Eugene Thuraisingam
- Robert Carr Woods
- Lionel Yee
- Stephanie Yuen-Thio
- Simon Chesterman
- Leslie Chew
- Leslie C. Green
- Harry E. Groves
- Tommy Koh
- Lionel A. Sheridan
- Muthucumaraswamy Sornarajah
- Tan Cheng Han
- David Tan
- Eugene Tan
- Tan Yock Lin
- Simon Tay
- Thio Li-ann
- Thio Su Mien
- Eleanor Wong
- Amrin Amin
- Chen Show Mao
- Chia Yong Yong
- Chiam See Tong
- Chin Tet Yung
- Jeannette Chong-Aruldoss
- Christopher de Souza
- He Ting Ru
- Ho Peng Kee
- J. B. Jeyaretnam
- Desmond Lee
- Ellen Lee
- Lee Kuan Yew
- Lim Biow Chuan
- Sylvia Lim
- Lim Tean
- Ling How Doong
- David Marshall
- Nadia Ahmad Samdin
- Vikram Nair
- Ong Kian Min
- Michael Palmer
- Murali Pillai
- Indranee Rajah
- Sin Boon Ann
- Pritam Singh
- Hany Soh
- Tan Chye Cheng
- Dennis Tan
- Tang Liang Hong
- Patrick Tay
- Edwin Tong
- Sandrasegaran Woodhull
- Alvin Yeo
- Charles Yeo
- Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim
