Further procedural hearings were scheduled to take place between December 2007 and June 2008.

A procedural hearing was scheduled for 21 November 2008 and proceedings started in June 2009.

A procedural hearing at the Appeal Court in Edinburgh took place on October 11, 2007 when prosecution and defence lawyers discussed legal issues with a panel of three judges.

The United Nations-backed Sierra Leone Court, in The Hague for this trial, announced the date at a procedural hearing.

Prior to Megrahi's second appeal, another four procedural hearings took place at the High Court of Appeal in Edinburgh between December 2007 and June 2008.

As in court systems, a "procedural hearing" focuses exclusively on how the proceedings are to be conducted.

Barristers will not usually robe for procedural hearings (which are called 'directions hearings' in South Australia).

At a procedural hearing on the Seminole County suit, a defense lawyer said he was seeking to depose a surprise witness of sorts: Mr. Gore.

The opening day of the trial consisted of a procedural hearing, informing defendants of their rights and the charges filed against them.

The former Balkan strongman, looking rested after a long break, was in court Thursday for a procedural hearing about his defense case, which is scheduled to start on July 5.