The Honourable Lord Lake | |
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| Senator of the College of Justice | |
| Assumed office 18 May 2022 | |
| Nominated by | Nicola Sturgeon AsFirst Minister |
| Appointed by | Elizabeth II |
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| Profession | Advocate |
Jonathan Lake, Lord Lake KC is aSenator of the College of Justice in Scotland who was appointed as a Senator in May 2022.[1][2]
In April 2023, 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 theCrown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service calling it "unduly lenient".[3] The man was later acquitted after an appeal.[4]
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