I have always said the same, they were badly advised but then these lawyers have a vested interest in the McCanns regardless of whether it is England or Portugal. The McCanns have become a nice little earner and a potential cash cow for some unscrupulous operators.
The biggest mistake the McCanns made was in attempting to sue Amaral for £1million. They have lost a lot of sympathy by their perceived GREED!
No wonder, if the media avoid reporting how much HE GAINED...
The amount of €1.1m appears to have been based on assumed income, however, I haven't found a supporting document as to where the breakdown of those figures came from.
Even €500k seems high by PT standards, but then what articles don't appear to mention is the enormous amount of money that he made between mid-2008 and 2009.
And the income taken into consideration only appears to concern the book, the "documentary" and the DVD sales during that period. It doesn't appear to cover amounts that he may have earned by interviews / articles via other media. The Sky-related proposed interview at a cost of €80k + VAT didn't work out, but who knows which others did?
And all of that money gained by insisting that a missing little girl is dead - and that therefore there was no point in searching for her - and that the parents were involved in various associated criminal activities.
He could have written a book in a different way and could even have participated in the "documentary" in a more measured way and they would still have been best-sellers.
Who were you saying was greedy?