There are moments of real honesty, when he discusses the changes to the legal aid process in recent years, and why he is no longer able to take new legal aid cases “One reason I won’t take on any new public-funded cases is that the service I could offer would be substandard. I would not be able to instruct the experts I have been instructing for years ... and I would be faced with going to cheaper counterparts who I had less confidence in” He makes a justified argument that a serious and complex case such as murder requires a completely different set of skills and amount of work to a less serious crime such as theft & the remuneration that barristers get for each case should be appropriate. Clegg's writing style is clear and concise, which makes the complex legal terminology and jargon easy to follow. The book covers a wide range of cases, from high-profile murder trials to lesser-known cases, providing a comprehensive overview of the criminal justice system. Several 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. Between such serious case studies, his jovial memoir reflects on the challenges and satisfactions of life as a barrister.' - Daily Mail

It was also really interesting to read a book from ‘the other side’, from a defence perspective rather than prosecution. This was particularly true in the Miss Yeates murder trial, where he was on the defence team. I found myself on a couple of occasions comparing it to a number of FBI heavy novels I’ve read (Mindhunter springs to mind), and seeing the various methods employed by both, and the differences they have. It was fascinating. William Clegg QC is very much anti capital punishment because of possible miscarriages of justice, and I thought he did a good job of putting his reasons for this across. Kraliçenin Avukatı, İngiltere'de bir avukatın gelebileceği en ileri noktaya ulaşmış William Clegg'in mesleğine dair yaşadıklarının bir kısmını ve avukatlık yaptığı bazı ilginç olayları derlediği bir kitap. Kitap esnasında İngiliz yargı sistemine ilişkin pek çok şey öğrenmek de mümkün. ben gerçekten bilmediğim pek çok şey olduğunu bu kitapla birlikte fark ettim. The Secret Barrister used the term “Gripping” to describe the book. He is right. I think there is no other 1 word that can describe the book as much as the word Gripping.INDEX. Full list of references in the text. Such as the As: affair, Africa, Ahmci, Allied Irish Bank, Allies, arguing in the alternative, Altman Brian, Alzheimer's Disease, Amsterdam, Andrusha the Bastard, anti-Semitic, Antoinette Marie, Archbishop of Canterbury, Armed robbery, Armstrong Dean, Asia Related articles And then all the reasons: a decade of government cuts… for lawyers have fallen out of favour with the Treasury. And other woes: court staffing has been reduced and the budget for maintaining the courts has fallen. Stories of leaking roofs, toilets that do not work and heating and air conditioning systems that are broken. Under the Wig is the memoir of William Clegg QC and makes for a fascinating read. The book is told in alternating chapters where one chapter is about a famous case he has worked on and the other gradually tells his story of how he came to be a barrister.

Under the Wig 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 Unnatural Causes by Dr Richard Shepherd. Murder, though, is different.” Clients don’t admit to murder, but if they admit to the killing at all it is in the hope of relying on a defence, such as provocation or diminished responsibility, which will reduce the offence to manslaughter, or even self-defence which will exonerate them completely.A GHETTO SHOOT-OUT IN JAMAICA. 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