Under the Wig: A Lawyer's Stories of Murder, Guilt and Innocence

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Under the Wig: A Lawyer's Stories of Murder, Guilt and Innocence

Under the Wig: A Lawyer's Stories of Murder, Guilt and Innocence

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Without any doubt, William Clegg QC is a humble person who achieved what he dreamt of and is inspiring to many young barristers. The book was written in a very approachable way, and I think that the humble origins of the author come through as he tries to write in a way that is accessible to the general public – there are some unusual words used, but this does not come across as an academic or highly learned book. LEARNING HOW TO FIGHT A CASE. 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 THE MURDER OF JILL DANDO. 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

What a lawyer is. A lawyer is any person with a law degree who has been called to the bar. A solicitor is the person who will give advice and prepare a case up until court proceedings, solicitors do not represent you usually in court. A solicitor-advocate may represent you in court, but more generally this is what a barrister does. A barrister cannot be instructed by a client but only by the solicitor who prepares your case. He may give advice but more usually he will represent you in court.Lawyers in the Caribbean. In the Caribbean, the legal set up is more similar to the US where a lawyer can represent you in court. A lawyer can become a QC if he is at the highest level of practice and often, just as in the UK may sit as a judge. However, major cases in the Caribbean will still usually have a barrister brought out from the UK to represent them. Covering the whole of Mr Clegg QC's career, Under the Wig delves into the wide variety of cases this very capable lawyer has covered in his time at the Bar. From fraud to murder, the innocent to the guilty, it as an interesting read to the lawful neutrality that the law and those who work in it.

A lot of the cases were very high-profile in the UK, so it is interesting to hear about them from the defence side rather than the prosecution and police side which made up the bulk of the reportage in the media (as it always does). The author often really likes his clients, but sometimes doesn't know what to make of them or despises them, this keeps things interesting, seeing just how he is willing to always do his best for people he thinks are disgusting and probably guilty of the crime he is defending them from and worse. He's not a flamboyant, extrovert who is an actor in the theatre of the court, but a more measured, calm individual who thinks things through and presents less on emotion and more on evidence for consideration.

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TRYING TIME FOR LEGAL AID. 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



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