Weekly roundup of Scots law in the headlines including new CCTV footage contradicting prison death evidence — Monday June 29

You weekly roundup of Scots law in the headlines including previously unseen footage of a man who died after being restrained by prison officers, which contradicts the version of events put forward by officials.

New CCTV footage contradicts prison death evidence

The BBC has obtained previously unseen footage of a man who died after being restrained by prison officers, which contradicts the version of events put forward by officials.

BBC News took Scottish ministers to court earlier this year after they refused to hand over CCTV footage of the moments leading up to the restraint incident after which Allan Marshall died.

Prison officers had previously claimed the 30-year-old, who was on remand for unpaid fines and breach of the peace, had smashed up his cell and covered himself in excrement.

The new footage shows Marshall, from South Lanarkshire, walking calmly through the prison for four minutes, lightly guided by three guards.

• New CCTV footage contradicts prison death evidence (BBC)

Lockton reappointed as Master Policy brokers

The Law Society of Scotland has reappointed the world’s largest independent insurance broker, Lockton, to administer and broker its Master Policy for Professional Indemnity insurance from 1 January 2027, announces the Society.

The Master Policy covers all Scottish solicitors working in private practice, providing indemnity of up to £2 million for any claim where a solicitor is established to have been negligent and in breach of their duty of care to a client.

• Lockton reappointed as Master Policy brokers (Law Society of Scotland)

• Lockton retains Scotland's legal PI mandate after five-year tender (Insurance Business Magazine)

And in other news

Legal headlines from across the UK and beyond:

• [£] Twenty sex offenders in bid to have convictions quashed (Herald)

• New ruling says there WAS enough evidence to prosecute footballer David Goodwillie of rape (Courier)

• Youth arrested after crashing car into safari park barriers (BBC)

• Warning as Scots children burned by exploding ‘squishy’ toys due to trend (STV)

• Home secretary announces plan to open safe routes for refugees (STV)

• Scot found dead with 'multiple gunshot wounds' on Caribbean island (STV)

• [£] Why Nicola Sturgeon was not charged in Operation Branchform (Herald)

• [£] Peter Murrell's crime spree 'linked to marriage breakdown' (Herald)

• Murrell whistleblowers seek to force out SNP minister accused of cover-up (Telegraph)

• SNP bonds plan 'breaching Scottish Parliament's Israel boycott vote' (National)

• Monklands hospital redesign sparks legal action threat (Glasgow Times)

• [£] Former Post Office lawyer faces misconduct charge over Horizon inquiry (Times)

• [£] Inside Karim Khan’s Hague: fear, yelling and political pressure (Times)

• [£] David Lammy’s cash grab scuppers sale of £120m law firm (Times)

• [£] Parents face jail for ‘conversion’ abuse against LGBT children (Times)

• Perpetrators of LGBTQ+ conversion practices could face prison under new bill (Guardian)

• Bizarre questions and an all-male ‘jury’: woman strangled by US pilot in Britain tells of airbase trial (Guardian)

• US control of case of pilot who strangled woman in UK ‘concerning’, says No 10 (Guardian)

• Editorial: The Guardian view on US military justice in Britain: a disturbing assault case should raise the alarm (Guardian)