In Tran Thi Tien v Public Prosecutor [2026] SGHC 80, the Honourable Justice Mavis Chionh laid down a new sentencing framework for offences under Section 5(2) of the Official Secrets Act ("OSA"), punishable under Section 17(2) of the OSA. This is for the offence of receiving information while knowing or having reasonable grounds to believe, at the time of receipt, that it had been communicated in contravention of the OSA.

Two High Court judgments in 2024 suggest that the conventional wisdom that a jail sentence is the norm for drink drivers who cause an accident may not actually hold true.

The death of a loved one can be a turbulent affair. After the funeral comes the question of the administration of the deceased's estate....