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"I formed the view that he was very unlikely to have committed what was effectively, the perfect crime"

One of Britain’s foremost criminal defence barristers William Clegg QC, who defended Barry Geor...

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18.58 13 May 2019


"I formed the view that he was very unlikely to have committed what was effectively, the perfect crime"


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18.58 13 May 2019


One of Britain’s foremost criminal defence barristers William Clegg QC, who defended Barry George, in his retrial for the murder of British journalist and Crimewatch presenter Jill Dando in 2007 joined Ivan to discuss his involvement in the case.

However, defending George was just one of many momentous cases in Clegg’s 47-year career, which is chronicled in his memoir Under the Wig, which has just been released in paperback.


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