have you followed the argument...angelo suggested that a judge could over rule the out of court settlement and withold the settlement...a ridiculous idea...if that wa sthe case...the mccanns do not have to accept the settlement and can go to court
I think you still don't understand the issue. The McCanns went to court in the UK when several newspapers printed stories claiming that they were involved in Maddie's disappearance. The McCanns knew that they didn't have to prove anything as that was down to the newspapers. The newspapers could not prove that their stories were true so offered to settle out of court. The McCanns accepted in every case as far as I am aware.
My point is that it is not known what the truth is so defamation cannot be proved or disproved. The newspapers paid out £ millions on the basis that they were wrong to make the claims they did. If it is later revealed that the newspapers were right or partly right then they can sue the McCanns to get their money back with interest.
An out of court settlement still involves a judge making an Order, taking it to trial would be a backward step.