{"product_id":"under-the-wig-1","title":"Under the Wig","description":"'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\n\n'Gripping' - The Times\n\n'Mixes the excitement of the courtroom and some practical tips on the advocacy with the more mundane life of the working lawyer' - Sunday Times \n\n'Between such serious case studies, his jovial memoir reflects on the challenges and satisfactions of life as a barrister.' - Daily Mail\n\n___________\n\n\n How can you speak up for someone accused of a savage murder? Or sway a jury? Or get a judge to drop a case?\n\nIn  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.\n\nAll 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.\n\nUnder the Wig  is for anyone who wants to know the reality of a murder trial. It 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.\"\n\nSeveral  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. \n\nWell-known cases featured:\n\nThe Murder of Rachel Nickell on Wimbledon Common\n The Chillenden Murders (Dr Lin and Megan Russell)\n The Trial of Private Lee Clegg\n The Murder of Jill Dando\n The first Nazi war crimes prosecution in the UK\n The Murder of Joanna Yeates\n The Rebekah Brooks Phone Hacking Trial","brand":"Quercus Publishing","offers":[{"title":"New - Paperback","offer_id":39269422858325,"sku":"9781529401240N","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/products\/9781529401240.jpg?v=1615269624","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/under-the-wig-1","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}