21.  Mohammed Asfour, the chief defense lawyer, had argued that the court had no jurisdiction in the case since the newspapers concerned were published in London.

22.  Richard Brabin-Smith, chief defense scientist at the Defense Science and Technology Organization, said the system would mainly be used in Australia to monitor the coastline.

23.  The chief defense counsel in the appeal proceedings, Libyan attorney Ibrahim Legwell, said he and Al-Megrahi expect to overturn the conviction.

24.  The chief defense lawyer, Evaristo de Moraes Filho, said there was no hard evidence linking Collor to the kickback ring and predicted his client would be acquitted.

25.  The defense lawyer in the backpacker serial killing case asserted Wednesday his client cannot get a fair trial if the hearings continue without a chief defense attorney.

26.  Chief defense lawyer Richard Ferguson had just begun cross-examining her last Tuesday when she collapsed in the box with stroke-like paralysis and was rushed to hospital.