Jonathan Lake, Lord Lake

Scottish judge

Jonathan Lake, Lord Lake QC is a Senator of the College of Justice in Scotland who was appointed as a Senator in May 2022.^[1][2]

Biography

In April 2023, a one of Lord Lake's rulings received media attention for the sentence he passed onto a convicted rapist. Sean Hogg was not given a custodial sentence and instead given 270 hours of unpaid work. Lord Lake's ruling received some criticism, with a deputy Crown agent at the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service calling it "unduly lenient".^[3] The man was later acquitted after an appeal.^[4]

References

1. "Five New Court of Session Judges Named". Law Society of Scotland. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
2. "Team Members Archive". The Edinburgh Tram Inquiry. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
3. "'Unduly lenient' sentence of rapist Sean Hogg to be appealed". BBC News. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
4. "Man given community sentence for rape of girl, 13, is acquitted". BBC News. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2024.