Former Portuguese detective Gonçalo Amaral wins appeal in damages trial.

[mercury]

Outside a certain small and vociferous percentage of the UK population, I would think he is almost unheard of.

When it comes to that small percentage of the population, I would think, judging by everything I can see, he is more popular.

This is not a popularity contest.

The issue was PR, and whether Amaral or the McCanns are better at it.  The McCanns have been much more prominent in the UK, but they have managed too many PR gaffes.  They don't need Amaral to win.  They simply need to stop losing.

Relating this to the thread topic, the McCanns are akin to playing a game of sport that will only ever be played under Portuguese rules, without understanding those rules, whilst Amaral does.

Nowt to do with the case.  Everything to do with the damages trial.

The mccanns and duarte lodged an extremely dodgy writ which was bound to fail just on the pathetic elements  of it..,i predicted it years ago it would fail and been proven right and fhey WILL be told to FO by the supreme court, no doubt about this, thry shoulud have stopped digging their hole long time ago

[pegasus]

Also if MFLNSU was a charity it certainly would not have been allowed to have it's third object (since removed) which was to financially support the couple.

[mercury]

Also if MFLNSU was a charity it certainly would not have been allowed to have it's third object (since removed) which was to financially support the couple.

Well thank ye gods of reason

[mercury]

Not Presumed Dead.  That statement is disgraceful.

Its not a matter of disgrace but a matter of fact

9 years is actually more  probably dead than alive, well it was fron year one according to experinced officials, everyone can hope though if it helps you feel better, reality suggests otherwise and lets not forget the cadaver dog

Anyone wanting the truth
will not ignore the facts over fairy feelings

[Angelo222]

Mercury is correct, any child missing for so long must be presumed dead. there is nothing disgraceful about it.

[Alfie]

Mercury is correct, any child missing for so long must be presumed dead. there is nothing disgraceful about it.

So are we supposed to presume Ben Needham dead too?  After all he's been missing for even longer.

[carlymichelle]

Mercury is correct, any child missing for so long must be presumed dead. there is nothing disgraceful about it.

here if a person goes missing and are never seen again  they are declared legally dead after  7  years

[G-Unit]

Mark Harrison said it was appropriate to consider death;

This report has highlighted the extensive and professional efforts made by the Portuguese authorities regarding the search to locate Madeleine McCann alive. It has now begun to consider further opportunities to re search locations in order to address the possibility that she has been murdered and concealed nearby. This would be a proportionate and appropriate response given the elapsed time since her disappearance and previous experience in such similar cases.
http://www.mccannpjfiles.co.uk/PJ/MARK_HARRISON.htm

[jassi]

So are we supposed to presume Ben Needham dead too?  After all he's been missing for even longer.

Yes

[stephen25000]

Yes

I have every sympathy for the Needham family, but I agree with that.

[carlymichelle]

Yes

yes  he is dead  imo

[Alice Purjorick]

So are we supposed to presume Ben Needham dead too?  After all he's been missing for even longer.

Yes

[Alice Purjorick]

Charity stuff as promised:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/277353/cc4text.pdf

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/359632/cc4textannexc.pdf

The only issue as I see it is:
A date for a launch was fixed before any one had properly worked out the nuts and bolts. The driver became the pre announced date. Painted into a corner with the only way out to achieve the fanfared launch was to create a private limited company.

Any other offers ?

[ferryman]

Mercury is correct, any child missing for so long must be presumed dead. there is nothing disgraceful about it.

It's an arrogant assumption (not necessarily wrong) but a strictly personal and private conclusion for most immediate loved-ones of the missing child to reach, in their time and in their way.

[stephen25000]

It's an arrogant assumption (not necessarily wrong) but a strictly personal and private conclusion for most immediate loved-ones of the missing child to reach, in their time and in their way.

..and of course you have no bias in that comment.