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

[ferryman]

Who knows?
He would be able to appeal against either and both as he never admitted guilt.
Whatever the court found it acceptable.

So what was the appeal by one of Amaral's sacked lawyers that proceedings be in camera to "protect Madeleine lest Madeleine be alive" if not an admission of guilt (of libel)?

[Alice Purjorick]

So what was the appeal by one of Amaral's sacked lawyers that proceedings be in camera to "protect Madeleine lest Madeleine be alive" if not an admission of guilt (of libel)?

If he admitted guilt as in "entered a plea of guilty" he can only appeal against the sentence.
As for your question you answered it yourself.

[mercury]

The fantastic things about the gfm appeal for pjga are:
1. Any organised attempts to post anti-Amaral comments there would face the interesting dilemma of having to donate at least five pounds per post towards Mr Amaral's legal expenses in order to do so.
2. Any organised attempts on other media to discredit that appeal (and there have been several before this childish money laundering allegation) simply result in a surge of donations to the appeal.

The irony is brilliant.

It is, it's all rather very silly, IMO, people so inclined  don't put themselves into the danger of getting severe sentences for getting caught for circa 40,000 euros which you can probably easily get by asking for a home improvement loan, get a great new kitchen and bathroom , maybe add nice new wooden floors throughout the house as well and  be inside the law

 

[Mr Gray]

It is, it's all rather very silly, IMO, people so inclined  don't put themselves into the danger of getting severe sentences for getting caught for circa 40,000 euros which you can probably easily get by asking for a home improvement loan, get a great new kitchen and bathroom , maybe add nice new wooden floors throughout the house as well and  be inside the law

 

I'm just looking forward to amaral getting totally squashed...he's partially squashed now but the rest is on it's way...bless

[stephen25000]

I'm just looking forward to amaral getting totally squashed...he's partially squashed now but the rest is on it's way...bless

Ah, excellent christian values on display.

[mercury]

So what was the appeal by one of Amaral's sacked lawyers that proceedings be in camera to "protect Madeleine lest Madeleine be alive" if not an admission of guilt (of libel)?

Amaral presented a hypothesis/theory....he never said he had found this child's  body...a police theory is not libellous as confirmed by the appellant higher court when his book got unbanned a few years back

[Brietta]

Amaral presented a hypothesis/theory....he never said he had found this child's  body...a police theory is not libellous as confirmed by the appellant higher court when his book got unbanned a few years back

I don't think the learned lady judge quite saw it that way ... hence the appeals for monetary gifts to fund Mr Amaral's appeal against her sentence.

[slartibartfast]

I don't think the learned lady judge quite saw it that way ... hence the appeals for monetary gifts to fund Mr Amaral's appeal against her sentence.

Don't you think she set the damages so high as to almost guarantee an appeal.

[Brietta]

Don't you think she set the damages so high as to almost guarantee an appeal.

I read somewhere that the sum of the damages awarded are not as extraordinarily high in a civil case as we were led to believe.

I think whoever had lost the case there would have been an appeal. 

I do think there is a lot less pressure on the Drs McCann than there is on Mr Amaral.  They have achieved their aim ~ Madeleine's case has been reopened ~ and they have won their case for libel despite claims to the contrary.

They are still the losers insofar as they do not yet know what became of their little girl ~ but the least that can be hoped for there, is a positive outcome.
This appeal can't even be a minor irritant for them ~ far more important things going on for them at the moment.

[mercury]

I don't think the learned lady judge quite saw it that way ... hence the appeals for monetary gifts to fund Mr Amaral's appeal against her sentence.

Did the learned judge state Amaral had committed libel?

[Brietta]

Did the learned judge state Amaral had committed libel?

We have gone through this so often before.  Mr Amaral was the defendant in a libel trial which he lost and damages were awarded against him to the pursuers.
What does that tell you?

He is now appealing against the judgement of the court.

[pegasus]

We have gone through this so often before.  Mr Amaral was the defendant in a libel trial which he lost and damages were awarded against him to the pursuers.
What does that tell you?

He is now appealing against the judgement of the court.

According to someone called Anônimo Anônimo:
"... perderam 5 das suas 7 pretensões .... Têm de pagar 60% das custas ..."
which means something like lost 5 of the 7 points, have to pay 60% of costs
That can't be true can it?

[mercury]

We have gone through this so often before.  Mr Amaral was the defendant in a libel trial which he lost and damages were awarded against him to the pursuers.
What does that tell you?

He is now appealing against the judgement of the court.

You didn't answer my question

[ferryman]

Amaral presented a hypothesis/theory....he never said he had found this child's  body...a police theory is not libellous as confirmed by the appellant higher court when his book got unbanned a few years back

That needs to be set in proper context.

If Amaral had confined his thoughts and theories to the process, the McCanns would not have been able to touch him, just as they can't touch Almeida for his interim report, because Almeida has never (so far as I am aware) discussed the content of that report outside the process.

[ferryman]

You didn't answer my question

The answer to your question is that there were various proven facts under this, generic, heading:

McCanns v. Gonçalo Amaral: Libel Trial - Judge's Ruling