Gonçalo Amaral confirms he will appeal the damages decision to higher Court.

[pegasus]

So amaral has raised 25K on the back of a campaign claiming Justice For Madeleine.....The judge has already delivered Justice to Madeleine and amaral is trying to get it thrown out.....

Since your post it's gone up to 26.65K

[Alfred R Jones]

So Is Gonc planning to file his appeal today, tomorrow or Monday?

[G-Unit]

So amaral has raised 25K on the back of a campaign claiming Justice For Madeleine.....The judge has already delivered Justice to Madeleine and amaral is trying to get it thrown out.....

No award was made for Madeleine in the judgement, just for her parents.

[Mr Gray]

No award was made for Madeleine in the judgement, just for her parents.

The book claiming maddie is dead has been banned...since there is no proof Maddie is dead then to claim she is dead is an insult to her. Amaral's appeal has nothing to do with justice for Maddie...to claim it is ...is a disgrace

[G-Unit]

The book claiming maddie is dead has been banned...since there is no proof Maddie is dead then to claim she is dead is an insult to her. Amaral's appeal has nothing to do with justice for Maddie...to claim it is ...is a disgrace

But no award for any damage caused to Madeleine by the book.

[Mr Gray]

But no award for any damage caused to Madeleine by the book.

wriggle..wriggle...wriggle some more

[stephen25000]

wriggle..wriggle...wriggle some more

Wait for the appeal.

[Jean-Pierre]

Since your post it's gone up to 26.65K

Pegasus or anyone on this thread, a question. 

Do you believe that a lawyer defending a client must as a prerequisite approve of or share their clients views because otherwise they would turn down the case?

[stephen25000]

Pegasus or anyone on this thread, a question. 

Do you believe that a lawyer defending a client must as a prerequisite approve of or share their clients views because otherwise they would turn down the case?

Quite clearly no.

Clearly, lawyers will know their client is guilty in some cases.

How they would live with themselves, if  their client was declared not guilty in a trial, and then committed further heinous crimes is another matter entirely.

[Mr Gray]

What is abhorrent is gonc supporters claiming the appeal is about justice for Maddie...a total lie

[G-Unit]

Pegasus or anyone on this thread, a question. 

Do you believe that a lawyer defending a client must as a prerequisite approve of or share their clients views because otherwise they would turn down the case?

Is it practical for lawyers to limit themselves only to cases where they believe in the client? Doubtful, particularly if they do legal aid cases. There will be a wide variety of cases I would think, ranging from those where the lawyer thinks the client is innocent to those where he knows the client is guilty. Those are personal opinions though. In the real world a lawyer works for money, not justice. To earn his money he must put up a defense. In the last analysis the court decides on justice, not the lawyer.

[stephen25000]

What is abhorrent is gonc supporters claiming the appeal is about justice for Maddie...a total lie

Wrong dave.

The case was though partly about the mccanns need for 'revenge',

[Mr Gray]

Wrong dave.

The case was though partly about the mccanns need for 'revenge',

What is abhorrent is gonc supporters claiming the appeal is about justice for Maddie...a total lie

[Eleanor]

TOPIC. PLEASE.

[Jean-Pierre]

Is it practical for lawyers to limit themselves only to cases where they believe in the client? Doubtful, particularly if they do legal aid cases. There will be a wide variety of cases I would think, ranging from those where the lawyer thinks the client is innocent to those where he knows the client is guilty. Those are personal opinions though. In the real world a lawyer works for money, not justice. To earn his money he must put up a defense. In the last analysis the court decides on justice, not the lawyer.

There is a cab rank principle so an advocate cannot turn down a client except in vary narrow circumstances. 

In cases where the lawyer knows the client is guilty, the he is under no obligation to defend a plea of not guilty because that would mean lying to the court.  In that case he may offer a guilty plea but  argue mitigating circumstances, or decline the case if the client does not agree.

And you are right, judgement is a matter for the court.  The lawyers job is to argue the case.