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

[John]

It isn't really rocket science, the trial was held in Portugal and the word difamação (defamation) wasn't used once.

[Mr Gray]

Strange how various supporters have been using English Libel laws to suggest GA is guilty of libel in PT and now his defence in English Libel Law is shown it is suddenly not applicable because the current damages trial is in PT.

the point of my post is that mercury was doing this so I don't know which supporters you are talking about

[Mr Gray]

It isn't really rocket science, the trial was held in Portugal and the word difamação (defamation) wasn't used once.

and others might say ..if it walks like a duck....it is described by the Portuguese press as a defemation trial....but what would they know. What looks good for the McCanns is that amaral has broken specific Portuguese laws that look quite clear cut...it may well be his appeal is against his sentence rather than the actual judgement

[stephen25000]

and others might say ..if it walks like a duck....it is described by the Portuguese press as a defemation trial....but what would they know. What looks good for the McCanns is that amaral has broken specific Portuguese laws that look quite clear cut...it may well be his appeal is against his sentence rather than the actual judgement

Why not simply wait for the judgement and any subsequent appeals ?

[Mr Gray]

Why not simply wait for the judgement and any subsequent appeals ?

why not simply wait for the judgement re maddie rather than spending every day slagging off the parents

[stephen25000]

why not simply wait for the judgement re maddie rather than spending every day slagging off the parents

What judgement in reference to her ?

and you enjoy slagging off Amaral, and other posters who don't follow your line.

Hypocrite or what ?

[mercury]

the point of my post is that mercury was doing this so I don't know which supporters you are talking about

No, sunshne, get it right, it was ferryman who invoked english libel law for some unfathomable reason....

[ferryman]

No, sunshne, get it right, it was ferryman who invoked english libel law for some unfathomable reason....

Try again.

Slartibarfast (post number 3622 of this thread) who introduced English libel law into the discussion.

[slartibartfast]

Try again.

Slartibarfast (post number 3622 of this thread) who introduced English libel law into the discussion.

Since you keep stating it was libel you can only be referring to English Law because libel has been legally discounted in Portugal.

[Brietta]

Since you keep stating it was libel you can only be referring to English Law because libel has been legally discounted in Portugal.

                                     What are the damages awarded for then?

[slartibartfast]

                                     What are the damages awarded for then?

Well it wasn't libel.

[Alfred R Jones]

Well it wasn't libel.

then tell us what the damages were awarded for.

[mercury]

Not libel
As decreed by the judges at the appelate court years ago...to think a lower court could overrride a higher court is silly

[Mr Gray]

Not libel
As decreed by the judges at the appelate court years ago...to think a lower court could overrride a higher court is silly

where did the appellate court state it was considering libel...it didn't

[mercury]

where did the appellate court state it was considering libel...it didn't

Seeing as the mccanns action was a libel writ and the lower courts decision was overturned its as simple as abc...you dont have to be  einstein lol, whch obviously you  are not by any stretch.