Under the Wig: A Lawyer’s Stories of Murder, Guilt and Innocence

Author: Clegg, WilliamBrand: Canbury PressFeatures: Orders are despatched from our UK warehouse next working day.Binding: HardcoverNumber Of Pages: 262Release Date: 19-02-2019Details: 'Gripping' – The Times How can you speak up for someone accused of a savage murder? Or sway a jury? Or get a judge to drop a case? William Clegg QC was one of England's most celebrated criminal lawyers. In this vivid memoir, he revisits his most notorious and intriguing trials, from the acquittal of Colin Stagg to the murder of Jill Dando, to the man given life because of an earprint and the first Nazi war crimes prosecution in the UK. All the while he lays bare the secrets of his profession, from the rivalry among barristers to the nervous moments before a verdict comes back — and how our right to a fair trial is now at risk. Under the Wig is for anyone who wants to know the reality of a murder trial. Switch off the TV dramas and plunge into the criminal law in action. Well-known cases featured: