DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CNN) -- A British couple convicted for having sex on a public beach in Dubai will not face jail after a judge suspended their prison sentences, their lawyer said Tuesday. 

File image of one of the co-accused -- Vince Acors -- arriving at court in Dubai in September. 

The couple, Michelle Palmer and Vincent Acors, had faced a three-month sentence, but they were freed on bail in October pending an appeal. 

Hassan Mattar, one of their lawyers, said he was trying to get permission for Palmer -- who worked in Dubai -- to stay in the United Arab Emirates, and for Acors to travel back to Britain. Acors had been on a business trip to Dubai when he was arrested. 

The United Arab Emirates, where Dubai is located, is home to thousands of expatriates and is among the most moderate Gulf states. Still, the oil-rich kingdom adheres to certain Islamic rules. 

Palmer and Acors were arrested on a public beach shortly after midnight on July 5. Police charged them with illicit relations, public indecency, and public intoxication. A court found them guilty in October and fined them 1,000 dirhams ($367) for the charge of public indecency. 

Both denied they had intercourse. And during the trial, Mattar argued that the public prosecutor failed to produce corroborative evidence against his clients on the first two charges, though he said both tested positive for liquor. 

More than a million British visitors traveled to the UAE in 2006, and more than 100,000 British nationals live there, according to the British Foreign Office.  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Who could serve a three month sentence?
2. Who received a sentence of three months?
3. Who was faced with facing three months in prison?
Q2:
1. What did Michelle Palmer and Vincent Acors do?
2. What were Michelle Palmer and Vincent Acors convicted of?
3. What conviction was handed down to Michelle Palmer and Vincent Acors?
Q3:
1. Where were Michelle Palmer and Vincent Acors accused of having sex on a beach?
2. Where was the conviction of Michelle Palmer and Vincent Acors handed down?
3. In what country did Michelle Palmer and Vincent Acors receive a conviction?
Q4:
1. Where are Michelle Palmer and Vincent Acors from?
2. What is the nationality of Michelle Palmer and Vincent Acors?
3. State the nationality of Michelle Palmer and Vincent Acors.
Q5:
1. When did Michelle Palmer and Vincent Acors get caught?
2. When were Michelle Palmer and Vincent Acors acting indecent?
3. When were Michelle Palmer and Vincent Acors found having sex on a beach?
Q6:
1. What day were Michelle Palmer and Vincent Acors found having sex on the beach?
2. On what date were Michelle Palmer and Vincent Acors found acting indecent?
3. What was the date when Michelle Palmer and Vincent Acors got caught?
Q7:
1. Did Michelle Palmer and Vincent Acors agree with the charges against them?
2. Did Michelle Palmer and Vincent Acors admit to the charges against them?
3. Did Michelle Palmer and Vincent Acors think the charges against them were just?
Q8:
1. What decision did the court come to?
2. What was the decision of the court?
3. What did the court ultimatley do?
Q9:
1. What decision did the court come to, besides handing down a guilty verdict?
2. What was the decision of the court other than finding the couple guilty?
3. What did the court ultimatley do in addition to delivering a verdict of guilty?
Q10:
1. What is the location of Dubai?
2. Where is Dubai located?
3. Where can Dubai be found?
Q11:
1. What rules are followed in Dubai?
2. What are the rules in Dubai?
3. What must be followed when one is in Dubai?
Q12:
1. Were Michelle Palmer and Vincent Acors drinking?
2. Were Michelle Palmer and Vincent Acors consuming alcohol?
3. Was the couple imbibing?
Q13:
1. Did someone attempt to travel back to England as the trial was happening?
2. Did anyone try and get repatriated in Great Britain during the trial?
3. Did someone try and go back to England as the trial was going on?
