{"product_id":"9781529401240","title":"Under the Wig : A Lawyer's Stories of Murder, Guilt and Innocence","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Clegg, William, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 02\/05\/2019,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 288 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Quercus Publishing,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Quercus Publishing,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Memoirs, Legal profession: general, True crime\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781529401240\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow can you speak up for someone accused of a savage murder? Or sway a jury? Or get a judge to drop a case?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this memoir, murder case lawyer William Clegg revisits his most intriguing trials, from the acquittal of Colin Stagg to the shooting of Jill Dando, to the man given life because of an earprint. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt has been praised as \"gripping\" by The Times, \"riveting\" by the Sunday Express and \"fascinating\" by the Secret Barrister, who described the author as \"one of our country's greatest jury advocates.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeveral prominent barristers, including Matthew Scott and Bob Marshall-Andrews QC, have said Under the Wig is a \"must read\" for anyone with an interest in the criminal law. Switch off the TV dramas and see real criminal law in action. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWell-known cases featured:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Murder of Rachel Nickell on Wimbledon Common \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Chillenden Murders (Dr Lin and Megan Russell) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Trial of Private Lee Clegg \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Murder of Jill Dando \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe first Nazi war crimes prosecution in the UK \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Murder of Joanna Yeates \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Rebekah Brooks Phone Hacking Trial\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35023043035289,"sku":"9781529401240","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9781529401240.jpg?v=1602535268","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9781529401240","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}