Former Portuguese detective Gonçalo Amaral wins appeal in damages trial.

[Eleanor]

Yes Eleanor.

It doesn't much searching for.

Never end a sentence with "For."

[ChloeR]

Not in my World.

Would you pay up without question in the same situation?

They say the guy has hindered the search for their missing daughter. I disagree on that part but if thats what they think then why on earth would they hand over a considerable chunk of money, money that they have set aside apparently for the search for their missing daughter...pretty much TO the person they were trying to sue to begin with?

Nah, I'm nearly certain they will drag their heels. They may be MADE to pay up eventually but I cannot see them voluntarily doing so. Not in a million years. And I don't think they should be blamed for that, if it happens either.

[Mr Gray]

Given your history......

You have failed miserably to show I have a history of being wrong...you even had to add IMO such a post this morning as you couldn't substantiate it

[Eleanor]

Would you pay up without question in the same situation?

They say the guy has hindered the search for their missing daughter. I disagree on that part but if thats what they think then why on earth would they hand over a considerable chunk of money, money that they have set aside apparently for the search for their missing daughter...pretty much TO the person they were trying to sue to begin with?

Nah, I'm nearly certain they will drag their heels. They may be MADE to pay up eventually but I cannot see them voluntarily doing so. Not in a million years. And I don't think they should be blamed for that, if it happens either.

Of course I would pay up.  But if you can't see why then I can't help you.

[ChloeR]

Of course I would pay up.  But if you can't see why then I can't help you.

Fair enough. Good on you. It would leave too much of a bitter taste in my mouth to do so under the same circumstances. I can see why they may not want to do so, thats all.

[ferryman]

I'm bound to concede, I think I'd be in much the same camp as Chloe on this ...

[jassi]

Fair enough. Good on you. It would leave too much of a bitter taste in my mouth to do so under the same circumstances. I can see why they may not want to do so, thats all.

On the other hand, it's not money that they actually earned, so perhaps easy come, easy go.
 They can probably rely on their handful of avid supporters to put  hands into  pockets and purses to help come up with the readies.

[ChloeR]

Perhaps the McCanns could move assets into other people's names to avoid paying up which is what I understand amaral has done
What happened to his Jag
Perhaps Montclair can help

Perhaps thats what they already are doing, with shifting the fund money around and all.

I know nothing about this jag business. I thought Amarals assets (the amount he was being sued for anyway) were frozen already and as such couldn't be sold/transferred/whatever?

Edit. Seems the post I replied to has been deleted...

[Alice Purjorick]

So far the McCanns are not being asked to pay anything to Sr Amaral. The judgement says Sr Amaral does not have to pay money to the McCanns and the McCanns have to pay a shedful of legal fees and court costs in Portugal.
That is a court order enforceable by the court. Whether the court can I don't know but if they can you can bet they will. The law does not like people taking the piss out of it in whatever country.

[ferryman]

So far the McCanns are not being asked to pay anything to Sr Amaral. The judgement says Sr Amaral does not have to pay money to the McCanns and the McCanns have to pay a shedful of legal fees and court costs in Portugal.
That is a court order enforceable by the court. Whether the court can I don't know but if they can you can bet they will. The law does not like people taking the piss out of it in whatever country.

Portuguese courts allowed Amaral to get away with doing precisely that for an inordinate length of time leading up to the present position.

[Eleanor]

I'm bound to concede, I think I'd be in much the same camp as Chloe on this ...

Shocked I am, Ferryman.  One might not agree with The Law, but The Law it is, nevertheless.  And The McCanns did invoke this.

I just don't understand why anyone would refuse to pay.  Presumably everyone expects Amaral to pay if he loses.
I know that he is hog tied, but that is hardly the point.

[Eleanor]

On the other hand, it's not money that they actually earned, so perhaps easy come, easy go.
 They can probably rely on their handful of avid supporters to put  hands into  pockets and purses to help come up with the readies.

What?  Like Amaral's Supporters do you mean?

[jassi]

Shocked I am, Ferryman.  One might not agree with The Law, but The Law it is, nevertheless.  And The McCanns did invoke this.

I just don't understand why anyone would refuse to pay.  Presumably everyone expects Amaral to pay if he loses.
I know that he is hog tied, but that is hardly the point.

I would have thought that was exactly the point. He has had his assets frozen so has no control over paying whatever the court decrees.

[Eleanor]

Perhaps thats what they already are doing, with shifting the fund money around and all.

I know nothing about this jag business. I thought Amarals assets (the amount he was being sued for anyway) were frozen already and as such couldn't be sold/transferred/whatever?

Edit. Seems the post I replied to has been deleted...

Not by me.  I am all for a Free For All at the moment.  Although John probably won't agree.

[Eleanor]

So far the McCanns are not being asked to pay anything to Sr Amaral. The judgement says Sr Amaral does not have to pay money to the McCanns and the McCanns have to pay a shedful of legal fees and court costs in Portugal.
That is a court order enforceable by the court. Whether the court can I don't know but if they can you can bet they will. The law does not like people taking the piss out of it in whatever country.

Don't assume that The McCanns would.  That would be Libel.