Former Portuguese detective Gonçalo Amaral wins appeal in damages trial.

[John]

Yours is.

I was correcting John's confusion over civil and criminal proceedings.

No confusion, I always said the award was ridiculous.

[John]

Is davel seething too *&*%£ he adores kate

That's three times you made me laugh out loud today Carly, you must desist.   

[carlymichelle]

That's three times you made me laugh out loud today Carly, you must desist.   

Im a fun women  

[G-Unit]

I think Kate and Gerry will get a lot of support from the british public after this disgraceful verdict from the portuguese court...just wait and see

It's started already, just read the Mail comments. 

[carlymichelle]

It's started already, just read the Mail comments. 

Ever the hopeful is our davel

[ferryman]

No confusion, I always said the award was ridiculous.

Your personal opinion.

Not borne out by objective analysis of the facts.

[stephen25000]

Your personal opinion.

Not borne out by objective analysis of the facts.

What facts ferryman ?

The mccanns failed to prove many of their assertions last time.

[John]

Your personal opinion.

Not borne out by objective analysis of the facts.

Obviously the appeal court doesn't agree with you.

[ferryman]

Obviously the appeal court doesn't agree with you.

That is not an objective verdict.

[pegasus]

"Chairman's statement for the year ending 31 March 2009 ... We have ... paid for legal representation ... in Portugal, enabling them to obtain an injunction banning Mr Amaral from repeating his fabricated claims ... "

Source: Companies House (I've snipped some names out of fairness, also corrected a spelling error)

[John]

That is not an objective verdict.

But a verdict and a unanimous one just the same.

[mercury]

Your personal opinion.

Not borne out by objective analysis of the facts.

Not just personal opinion, the judges opinion too, so yur post is wrong and yes, opinion borne out by FACTS

[ferryman]

But a verdict and a unanimous one just the same.

I'm sure you can spot the irony (not quite the right word, since irony implies humour) of the present, joint, enquiry holding hope of, yet, finding Madeleine alive and a separate decision in civil proceedings that Amaral is entitled to assert that Madeleine is dead, and even, that her parents know she is dead, caused her death, concealed her remains and launched a fabricated 'appeal' in their (dead!) daughter's name.

Can't you?

[Montclair]

Your personal opinion.

Not borne out by objective analysis of the facts.

The judges made their own objective analysis of the facts and delivered their verdict.

[ferryman]

The judges made their own objective analysis of the facts and delivered their verdict.

No they didn't