So what's next in the libel trial saga?

[Montclair]

he normally leaves things to the last minute...probably hoping for another adjournment

Gonçalo Amaral is not obliged to give you information about which lawyer he has hired.

[jassi]

Likely the court will know by now, which is the important thing.

[pinkblossoms]

Likely the court will know by now, which is the important thing.

we'll see 

[jassi]

Indeed we shall.

[ferryman]

Gonçalo Amaral is not obliged to give you information about which lawyer he has hired.

Equally, he is not obliged to keep his supporters up to date with developments.

But he does.

[ferryman]

Likely the court will know by now, which is the important thing.

This whole saga seems to be a sequence of deadlines for something to happen, with the expiry of one deadline hotly pursued by the inception of another deadline for something else to happen; and (usually) no clear indication of whether the deadline for the previous occurrence was actually met or not.

It's all very confusing ...

[Mr Moderator]

"At the end of all this (a lot of water is still going to flow in the Thames river...) someone will reimburse me for all the wicked actions taken against me... Then, I will tell the rest”, said in a single burst Gonçalo Amaral.

26 February 2012

www.joana-morais.blogspot.com/2012/02/police-cases-truth-of-lie-is-on-its-way.html

[Mr Gray]

No idea, Brietta. Oliveira seems to be quite a hot-shot lawyer, so firing him doesn't seem to make much sense at the moment.

- Incompetence? That seems unlikely.

- A clash over how to proceed? A personality clash? That also seems unlikely at what should have been the end of the trial.

- Stalling? If so, what for?

 him at the last minute

perhaps the lawyer told amaral he had no chance of winning and not to prolong the case incurring more legal fees

[pinkblossoms]

perhaps the lawyer told amaral he had no chance of winning and not to prolong the case incurring more legal fees

That sounds more like it davel.

[Mr Gray]

I think its simple logic that if you are winning you don't sack your lawyer...amaral is at his wits end and is looking for a miracle...and hopes a new lawyer may come up with something new..desperate times

[Angelo222]

I think its simple logic that if you are winning you don't sack your lawyer...amaral is at his wits end and is looking for a miracle...and hopes a new lawyer may come up with something new..desperate times

The ironic bit is that SY could pull the bunny out of the hat for him yet if they do find something in PdL.

[jassi]

The ironic bit is that SY could pull the bunny out of the hat for him yet if they do find something in PdL.

I don't think they'll be doing that anytime soon, if ever.

[Carana]

I think its simple logic that if you are winning you don't sack your lawyer...amaral is at his wits end and is looking for a miracle...and hopes a new lawyer may come up with something new..desperate times

I've no idea how this case will go. The legal system is so different that he (and the other defendants) could actually win. On the other hand, he can't be that confident, otherwise why sack his lawyer at the last minute?

[Carana]

The ironic bit is that SY could pull the bunny out of the hat for him yet if they do find something in PdL.

Well, I was wondering about that as well. Is he stalling in the hope that a body would be found? That she would automatically be declared dead after seven years?

[Alfred R Jones]

Well, I was wondering about that as well. Is he stalling in the hope that a body would be found? That she would automatically be declared dead after seven years?

How would that help him?  Finding a body does not equal "The McCanns dunnit".