How can you speak up for someone accused of a savage murder? Or sway a jury? Or get a judge to drop a case?William 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.All 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. Switch off the TV dramas and plunge into the criminal law in action.Well-known cases featured: - The Murder of Rachel Nickell on Wimbledon Common- The Chillenden Murders (Dr Lin and Megan Russell)- The Trial of Private Lee Clegg- The Murder of Jill Dando- The first Nazi war crimes prosecution in the UK- The Murder of Joanna Yeates- The Rebekah Brooks Phone Hacking Trial