Under the Wig

William Clegg

From Shelf: Canbury Press

How can you speak up for a man accused of a grisly murder? Sway a jury? Or get a judge to drop a case? Meet London's top murder lawyer as he briefs clients, cross-examines witnesses, and frees innocent people. And revisit his intriguing trials, from Nazi war crimes to Jill Dando's murder. Switch off the TV and plunge into the real criminal law.

'GRIPPING' - THE TIMES

'FASCINATING, NO-HOLDS-BARRED' - THE SECRET BARRISTER

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 is a leading criminal lawyer in London. 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. It's an intelligent crime read for fans of The Secret Barrister's books and Unnatural Causes by Dr Richard Shepherd.

Well-known cases featured:

Murder of Rachel Nickell on Wimbledon CommonChillenden Murders of Dr Lin and Megan RussellLee Clegg, when Labour leader Keir Starmer was his juniorMurder of Jill DandoFirst Nazi war crimes prosecution in the UKMurder of Joanna YeatesRebekah Brooks Phone Hacking Trial

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