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Author:   William Clegg
Publisher:   Canbury Press
Imprint:   Canbury Press
Dimensions:   Width: 13.50cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.430kg
ISBN:  

9781912454082

ISBN 10:   1912454084
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   04 October 2018
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction: How can you defend a man like that? Case 1: The Wimbledon Common Murder  Perry Mason and the Art of Advocacy Case 2: The Murder of Samantha Bisset Ronnie Trott, pupil master Case 3: The Chillenden Murders Learning how to fight a case Case 4: Helen Hodgson Mutiny at 3 Hare Court Case 5: Waking the Dead in Belarus How to Become a QC Case 6: Andrusha the Bastard Defending Fraudsters Case 7: Convicted by Earprint Winning the Trust of a Judge Case 8: Private Clegg and the Joyriders (when Labour leader Keir Starmer was his junior) How to Appeal to a Jury Case 9: A Murder Without a Body? 21st Century Set Case 10: War Crimes in the Balkans Inside Chambers: Rivalry and Camaraderie Case 11: The Murder of Jill Dando Bribery and Corruption Case 12: A Ghetto Shoot-out in Jamaica Trying Times for Legal Aid Case 13: The Murder of Joanna Yeates Private Clients Case 14: The Phone Hacking Trial Afterword: A Life of Crime Acknowledgements Index

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'Countless veteran lawyers have produced page-tuners based in the fictional world of law, but in Under the Wig William Clegg, QC, has distilled his extraordinary life in the criminal courtroom into a yarn equally as gripping. 'He has had the undoubted advantage of having appeared in some of the most high profile of cases of the modern era, including the murder of the TV presenter Jill Dando, the Chillenden Murders, the Colin Stagg case and the prosecution of Private Clegg in Northern Ireland. 'But the silk deals with them like a textbook legal hero - highly analytical, taking nothing for granted and, in most cases, able to undermine a dodgy prosecution argument with a deadly accuracy.' -- The Times 'One of England's best barristers provides a fascinating sometimes hilarious combination of a personal odyssey and insider accounts of the most important and famous court cases of recent times. 'From the infamous case of Colin Stagg and the Wimbledon Murders to war crimes in Belarus and Bosnia and the Murdoch phone hacking trials we share and applaud the author's deep commitment to justice and his infectious enthusiasm for one of the world's greatest professions. 'An absolute must read for anyone who aspires to join the legal profession -- and anyone who already has.' -- Bob Marshall-Andrews Q 'Bill Clegg's memoir draws on some of the most high-profile criminal prosecutions of recent years to illuminate the career of a defence lawyer at the peak of his success. 'Deftly weaving personal reminiscences into the view from counsel's bench, he solves one high-profile murder case long before the police and ensures that justice is finally done in another after the tactics adopted by a better-known QC have led to a miscarriage of justice. 'Unlike many works of this genre, Clegg's case-book eschews endless exchanges with long-forgotten judges, lawyers and villains. Like the successful jury advocate that he is, Clegg reduces his story to its essence. He speaks plainly, sparing us the the bombast and the braggadocio. 'And those who still aspire to join the criminal bar will learn more from Clegg than Clegg ever did from Perry Mason.' -- Joshua Rozenberg QC 'This is a gripping memoir from one of our country's greatest jury advocates, offering a fascinating, no-holds-barred tour behind the scenes of some of the most famous criminal cases of modern times.' -- The Secret Barrister

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As London's leading murder case lawyer, William Clegg represented clients at some of the best-known criminal trials in English legal history. In all during 47 years as a leading advocate, he fought more than 100 murder cases, more than any other barrister currently practising in Britain. His cases ranged from serial killers to alleged Nazi war criminals to ordinary members of the public innocently caught up in police investigations. They include: the Wimbledon Common Murder of Rachel Nickell the Chillenden Murders (Dr Lin and Megan Russell) the Earprint Murder the Murder of Jill Dando Private Lee Clegg (Northern Ireland) the Murder of Joanna Yeates Nazi War Crimes in Britain Rebekah Brooks’s Phone Hacking Trial and International War Crimes Tribunal (Yugoslavia) When Clegg represented paratrooper Lee Clegg in Belfast, his junior in the long-running appeal case was Keir Starmer, future leader of the Labour Party. A Queen's Counsel (now King's Counsel), Clegg capped his long-running career at the Bar as head of chambers at 2 Bedford Row in London. He is now retired and lives in Sussex.  

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