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Morning Round-Up: Friday 5 April

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Chuka Umunna’s internet secrets from his solicitor days [Mail Online]

Pressure on courts meant solicitor could not bring himself to say “adjourn” [Grimsby Telegraph]

Ballot of northern circuit criminal barristers shows near-unanimous support for industrial action [Legal Futures]

Criminal lawyers in Sussex come under fire for hostile examination of witnesses [The Argus]

Watson Farley Williams offers trainees £5k to defer [RollOnFriday]

Comedian Rebel Wilson’s barrister back up plan [Metro]

Barristers express concern over police caution plan [The Guardian]

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