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7. In paragraph 1(1) in Part 1 of Schedule 4—
(a)in the definition of “trial advocate” add at the end “including a Queen’s Counsel or a leading junior counsel so instructed after the hearing at which pleas are taken”;
(b)in the definition of “main hearing”—
(i)in paragraph (b) omit “or cracked trial”; and
(ii)after paragraph (b) insert —
“(bb)in relation to a cracked trial, the hearing at which—
(i)the case becomes a cracked trial by meeting the conditions in paragraph 9(3) or (4), whether or not any pleas were taken at that hearing; or
(ii)a formal verdict of not guilty was entered as a result of the prosecution offering no evidence under the administrative procedure, whether or not the parties were required by the court to attend the hearing;”.
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