ourn ed ▁until ▁ 1 4 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁for ▁legal ▁reasons , ▁which ▁were ▁not ▁dis closed . ▁A ▁further ▁pre - tri al ▁hearing ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Crown ▁Court ▁at ▁Reading ▁on ▁ 3 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Hu h ne ' s ▁applications ▁to ▁dismiss ▁the ▁charges ▁against ▁him ▁for ▁lack ▁of ▁evidence ▁and ▁to ▁stay ▁the ▁ind ict ment ▁as ▁an ▁ab use ▁of ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁the ▁court ▁were ▁refused ▁by ▁Mr ▁Justice ▁S ween ey , ▁who ▁ruled ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁case ▁to ▁answer . ▁He ▁was ▁ar ra igned ▁and ▁ple aded ▁" not ▁guilty " ▁to ▁the ▁ind ict ment . ▁A ▁new ▁trial ▁date ▁was ▁set ▁down ▁for ▁ 4 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁trial ▁judge ▁was ▁Mr ▁Justice ▁S ween ey . ▁Coun sel ▁for ▁Crown ▁was ▁Andrew ▁Ed is ▁Q C . ▁Hu h ne ' s ▁coun sel ▁was ▁John ▁K else y - F ry ▁Q C , ▁while ▁P ry ce ▁was ▁ad vised ▁by ▁solic itor ▁Robert ▁Brown ▁and ▁coun sel ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁was ▁Julian ▁Know les ▁Q C . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁hearing ▁on ▁ 4 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁at ▁the ▁Crown ▁Court ▁at ▁South w ark , ▁Hu h ne ▁ple aded ▁guilty ▁on ▁re - ar ra ignment , ▁and ▁subsequently ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁res ign