{"product_id":"under-the-wig-a-lawyer-s-stories-of-murder-guilt-and-innocence-9781912454082","title":"Under the Wig: A Lawyer’s Stories of Murder, Guilt and Innocence","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'GRIPPING'\u003c\/strong\u003e – \u003cem\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'FASCINATING, NO-HOLDS-BARRED'\u003c\/strong\u003e – \u003cem\u003eTHE SECRET BARRISTER\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\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\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWilliam 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.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUnder the Wig\u003c\/em\u003e 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 \u003cem\u003eUnnatural Causes\u003c\/em\u003e by Dr Richard Shepherd.\u003c\/p\u003e     \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWell-known cases featured: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMurder of Rachel Nickell on Wimbledon Common\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChillenden Murders of Dr Lin and Megan Russell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLee Clegg, when Labour leader Keir Starmer was his junior\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMurder of Jill Dando\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst Nazi war crimes prosecution in the UK\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMurder of Joanna Yeates\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRebekah Brooks Phone Hacking Trial\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is \u003cstrong\u003ea gripping memoir\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e— THE SECRET BARRISTER\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Countless veteran lawyers have produced page-tuners based in the fictional world of law, but in \u003cem\u003eUnder the Wig\u003c\/em\u003e William Clegg, QC, has distilled his extraordinary life in the criminal courtroom into \u003cstrong\u003ea yarn equally as gripping\u003c\/strong\u003e.'\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e— THE TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'My independent verdict is that \u003cstrong\u003eI have never read a more accurate portrayal of our profession\u003c\/strong\u003e.'\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e— Nigel Pascoe QC, Counsel magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eAn absolute must read\u003c\/strong\u003e for anyone who aspires to join the legal profession — and anyone who already has.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e— Bob Marshall-Andrews QC\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Bill Clegg's memoir draws on some of the most high-profile criminal prosecutions of recent years\u003c\/strong\u003e to illuminate the career of a defence lawyer at the peak of his success.'\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e— \u003cem\u003eJoshua Rozenberg QC\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTRODUCTION.\u003c\/strong\u003e An experienced murder case lawyer answers the question asked of criminal barristers in England: how can they represent 'murderers' and 'rapists'. Explains the different type of murder charge (homicide) such as acting in self-defence, diminished responsibility and mental incapacity\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTHE WIMBLEDON COMMON MURDER.\u003c\/strong\u003e Clegg takes a phone call from a solicitor: will he represent a man accused of killing Rachel Nickell on heathland in London in July 1992? Colin Stagg, a local man, looks similar to a witness description. Convinced of his guilt, detectives set up a honeytrap operation\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePERRY MASON AND THE ART OF ADVOCACY.\u003c\/strong\u003e Growing up in a working-class home in Essex in 1960s England, Clegg loves the drama and showdowns of the American legal TV show Perry Mason and resolves to become a criminal barrister. He studies law at Bristol University and joins Gray's Inn, an inn of court\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTHE MURDER OF SAMANTHA BISSET\u003c\/strong\u003e. Samantha Bisset and her daughter Jazmine have been savagely stabbed at their one-bedroom flat in Plumstead, south London. When Clegg reads the case papers for the defence of Robert Napper, he has a good idea who killed them. Criminal profiler Paul Britton does not\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eRONNIE TROTT.\u003c\/strong\u003e After passing the Bar Finals, Clegg takes the final step for any law student intent on becoming a practising barrister: a pupillage. Clegg works for an idiosyncratic, chain-smoking, vegetarian lawyer. He learns to cover up to 10 cases a day in the magistrates courts around London\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTHE CHILLENDEN MURDERS.\u003c\/strong\u003e Sometimes a barrister feels he will win a case. When he acts for Michael Stone, Clegg feels the dice are loaded against him. Stone, a heroin addict, is arrested in 1997 and charged with the murders of Lin and Megan Russell and the attempted murder of Josie Russell in Kent\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eLEARNING HOW TO FIGHT A CASE.\u003c\/strong\u003e During the 1970s and early 1980s Clegg regularly defends clients accused of robbery, burglary and assault. Occasionally he acts as a junior barrister in more serious cases. As his workload intensifies, he learns the secrets to running a successful defence in law courts\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eHELEN HODGSON.\u003c\/strong\u003e In the 1970s and 1980s defendants often retract 'confessions' after they have been charged. In 1985, the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE) tightens police rules. Clegg mounts an appeal for Cherie McGovern, convicted of murdering a woman in a grisly case involving communal living\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eMUTINY AT 3 HARE COURT.\u003c\/strong\u003e Inside barristers chambers in London a revolt brews against a hard-drinking head clerk. The leading chambers in the 1970s is 5 King’s Bench Walk, 6 Kings Bench Walk, and Queen Elizabeth Buildings. A new set is established, headed by a personal injury silk, Michael Lewis QC\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eWAKING THE DEAD IN BELARUS.\u003c\/strong\u003e Clegg takes on the UK's first case under 1991 War Crimes Act and is introduced to a gentle 84-year-old from Surrey: Szymon Serafinowicz, who is accused of murdering Jews during World War II. Simon Wiesenthal Centre says he was ‘Commander’ of Belarussian police in Mir\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eHOW TO BECOME A QC.\u003c\/strong\u003e Becoming a Queen’s Counsel is the pinnacle of achievement for a British barrister. A Queen’s Counsel, or QC, is one of ‘Her Majesty’s Counsel learned in the law’. It’s an honorific rank (King’s Counsel, when there is a king on the English throne). The process is mysterious\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eANDRUSHA THE BASTARD.\u003c\/strong\u003e It is -30 degrees and Clegg's lips are so cold he can barely speak. He is in Belarus in the former Soviet Union, defending another former member of the wartime police accused of war crimes. Unlike his compatriot Szymon Serafinowicz, Anthony Sawoniuk is a harder man to defend\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDEFENDING FRAUDSTERS.\u003c\/strong\u003e In his first serious fraud case, Clegg defends Wallace Duncan Smith, a banker in the City of London, who is accused of fraudulent trades – paying more than £50m for fictitious Canadian bonds while MD of Wallace Smith Trust Corporation. The Serious Fraud Office is on the other side\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eCONVICTED BY EARPRINT.\u003c\/strong\u003e Detectives in West Yorkshire call in Dutch forensics witness Cornelis van der Lugt to solve the murder of pensioner Dorothy Wood, killed by a burglar. Clegg argues against the conviction of Mark Gallagher, a burglar whose earprint has been matched to a smudge on a window\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eWINNING THE TRUST OF A JUDGE.\u003c\/strong\u003e The secrets and quirks of the judges who try criminal cases in England. 'As a barrister, I’ve always thought it’s desirable to be well-prepared and on good terms with a judge because you tend to get what you want more often whereas an ill-prepared or rude advocate...'\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePRIVATE CLEGG AND THE JOYRIDERS.\u003c\/strong\u003e Clegg appeals the case of a Parachute Regiment soldier accused of murdering teenagers Martin Peake and Karen Reilly, whose car crashes through a checkpoint in Northern Ireland. Clegg's junior barrister is Keir Starmer, who later becomes leader of the Labour Party\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eHOW TO APPEAL TO A JURY.\u003c\/strong\u003e When a barrister is addressing a jury, they must pay close attention. Are jurors interested or bored? Every intervention, comment and tactic should be weighed. The tradecraft and advocacy skills of a criminal lawyer are revealed, including some surprises\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eA MURDER WITHOUT A BODY.\u003c\/strong\u003e One day retired betting shop manager Don Banfield went into his local police station and said: ‘I think my wife is trying to kill me’. He then disappeared. Did the police have enough evidence to charge his wife without finding his body? They thought so. Were they right?\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e21ST CENTURY SET.\u003c\/strong\u003e Twenty-two years after squatting at 3 Hare Court, clinging onto his place with his fingertips, Clegg becomes Head of Chambers. When the Inner Temple refurbishes its old building, the set moves into new premises in Essex Street, then into 2 Bedford Row, a modern legal practice\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eWAR CRIMES IN THE BALKANS.\u003c\/strong\u003e Advocating at International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia at The Hague, representing Duško Tadić, a Bosnian Serb accused of the ethnic cleansing of Muslims – the first man to be convicted by an international court of war crimes since the Nazi Nuremberg trials\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eINSIDE CHAMBERS – RIVALRY AND CAMARADERIE.\u003c\/strong\u003e The real story of life inside a London barristers chambers, including how to motivate under-performing lawyers, depression and alcoholism among advocates, relationships with solicitors who might allocate juicy cases and the practicalities of running a set\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTHE MURDER OF JILL DANDO.\u003c\/strong\u003e At 11.30am on 26 April 1999 a BBC Tv presenter is shot dead outside her home in Gowan Avenue, Fulham. A local man, Barrie George, is convicted of killing her. Amid intense media coverage, Clegg appeals the key ballistics evidence in the case\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eBRIBERY AND CORRUPTION.\u003c\/strong\u003e Although Clegg mostly represents individuals, the QC also advises multinational companies on criminal law. Providing certain conditions are met, a company can be prosecuted and fined like any human defendant in the criminal courts. Most cases involve bribery and corruption\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eA GHETTO SHOOT-OUT IN JAMAICA.\u003c\/strong\u003e Like other top lawyers, Clegg works pro bono on worthwhile cases. He represents a Jamaican gangster, Marlon Moodie, in his appeal against the death sentence for killing Police Constable Dewar, under the joint enterprise rule. UK Privy Council decides if he should hang\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTRYING TIME FOR LEGAL AID.\u003c\/strong\u003e The criminal justice system in England and Wales has been battered by a decade of government cuts. Fed up with the fall in fees and the inability to hire expert witnesses he has worked with for years, Clegg declines to take any more public-funded cases\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTHE MURDER OF JOANNA YATES.\u003c\/strong\u003e The 25-year-old landscape gardener and her boyfriend Greg Reardon shared a flat in a Victorian house on Canynge Road in Clifton, Bristol. She disappeared in Christmas 2010. Clegg represents the neighbour accused of murdering her, the Dutch national Vincent Tabak\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePRIVATE CLIENTS.\u003c\/strong\u003e Clegg takes on private clients, often pre-charge. 'If I feel that the police case is weak I may make representations to the Crown Prosecution Service arguing that the evidence against my client, as disclosed to me, does not meet the threshold required for charging.'\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTHE PHONE HACKING TRIAL.\u003c\/strong\u003e At the trial of Rebekah Brooks, Andrew Coulson and journalists from Rupert Murdoch's newspapers, Clegg acts for Mark Hanna, security chief of News International – accused of hiding evidence while the Metropolitan Police look for evidence of illegal voicemail interception\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAFTERWORD: A LIFE OF CRIME.\u003c\/strong\u003e As head of chambers, Clegg knows of massive insecurity among many, if not most barristers about the future of the profession and their place in it. They worry about where the next brief is coming from, how much work they will have, how they will maintain their standing\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eINDEX.\u003c\/strong\u003e Full list of references in the text. 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