| The registered proprietor stated in his counterstatement that he had started the project. |
| The leader of his defense team said that the counterstatement contended that the prosecutors' appeal to the High Court was improper and lacked a legal basis. |
| The applicant was then allowed a period of one week to file an amended counterstatement. |
| Following the filing of opposition and a counterstatement the opponents were allowed until 4 April 1999 for the filing of their evidence. |
| I'm sure I could get two-thirds of them to sign a counterstatement. |
| He said this was in the light of the official search report on the application, and maintained the case set out in his counterstatement. |
