Regulation 14 Amendment of Schedule 1 (advocates’ graduated fee scheme)

For paragraph 9(2) (scope of Part 4), substitute—

“(2)

This Part does not apply where the trial is a cracked trial because—

(a)

the prosecution offer no evidence on all counts against the defendant and the judge directs that a not guilty verdict be entered; or

(b)

after the election by the defendant mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)—

(i)

there is a substantive change to a count on the indictment and the defendant pleads guilty; or

(ii)

the prosecution offer no evidence on a count against the defendant and the defendant subsequently pleads guilty.”.