Supreme Court rules against the McCanns in damages case.

[Robittybob1]

I don't think he does no more than us
He certainly didn't understand the forensic evidence

But that is your opinion of course.

[Mr Gray]

But that is your opinion of course.

No it's a fact

[misty]

G A ......wrote the book ........always stood by it ..now being called lead officer

and lets face it he knows more than us ...about it ...

he was there on the case .......we wasn't


The lead officer in the Madeleine McCann case will not have to pay compensation to her parents over a book he wrote about her disappearance.

http://news.sky.com/story/madeleine-mccann-police-officer-will-not-have-to-pay-compensation-over-book-10750294

I hope he considers his last 8 years of "pain & suffering" worth the financial gain (notwithstanding all the debts he can now settle).
The only compensation the McCanns truly want is the truth about what happened to Madeleine.

[jassi]

I hope he considers his last 8 years of "pain & suffering" worth the financial gain (notwithstanding all the debts he can now settle).
The only compensation the McCanns truly want is the truth about what happened to Madeleine.

It must be a great relief.

[Robittybob1]

aye Robbie    nice try

It has certainly confused the standard of what is fair to be published in print and then to be be allowed to get away with it. 
Totally damaging statements were published under the heading of opinion, and freedom of expression.  When does something become libel now?
I suppose it has to be now shown that the person making the claims is lying. 

[Robittybob1]

It must be a great relief.

Well it will put Madeleine back into the headlines again at least.

[Alice Purjorick]

Thinking back now to the original judgement by Judge Emilia Melo e Castro, she obviously got it so very wrong.  Lets hope she undertakes some refresher courses or even retraining before she returns any more bad decisions.

If I were the McCann's I would be looking for a rebate from Dra Isabel Duarte whose advice got them into this shit in the first place.

When I was learning to do what I do two rules of thumb were thumped into us:
Never go sue a foreigner in his own country. (unless it's libel in English courts pre 2013)
Never try to sue a solicitor for incompetence. (see William Roache aka Ken Barlowe).
Re Dra Duarte I bet she followed the age old principle illustrated by a joke told by a professor all those years ago.
Bushman goes into a chambers in Sydney and says to the girl "I wanna see a one armed barrister Sheila?" "well yes we have one sir but he is not in today. Is it important he be one armed Mr Kerr is available now"
"gotta be the one armed bloke, I'll see him when he's in, I've been in every bloody chambers in Sydney so far and all I have got is: on the one hand you can do.............. and on the other hand you can do.........................."

[jassi]

It has certainly confused the standard of what is fair to be published in print and then to be be allowed to get away with it. 
Totally damaging statements were published under the heading of opinion, and freedom of expression.  When does something become libel now?
I suppose it has to be now shown that the person making the claims is lying.

That's the principle that applies in several other countries.

[Robittybob1]

No it's a fact

It is an opinion of yours that "He certainly didn't understand the forensic evidence".  You could never prove that statement is a fact.
The fact that you  claimed "certainty" proves it is opinion not fact.

[jassi]

It is an opinion of yours that "He certainly didn't understand the forensic evidence".  You could never prove that statement is a fact.

One of these 'alternative facts' that are currently in fashion.   

[stephen25000]

One of these 'alternative facts' that are currently in fashion.   

I wonder what alternative facts you might be referring to. 

[xtina]

I hope he considers his last 8 years of "pain & suffering" worth the financial gain (notwithstanding all the debts he can now settle).
The only compensation the McCanns truly want is the truth about what happened to Madeleine.

So does G A .......

he seems to know the truth .............

thats why he wrote the book ........

[Mr Gray]

When I was learning to do what I do two rules of thumb were thumped into us:
Never go sue a foreigner in his own country. (unless it's libel in English courts pre 2013)
Never try to sue a solicitor for incompetence. (see William Roache aka Ken Barlowe).
Re Dra Duarte I bet she followed the age old principle illustrated by a joke told by a professor all those years ago.
Bushman goes into a chambers in Sydney and says to the girl "I wanna see a one armed barrister Sheila?" "well yes we have one sir but he is not in today. Is it important he be one armed Mr Kerr is available now"
"gotta be the one armed bloke, I'll see him when he's in, I've been in every bloody chambers in Sydney so far and all I have got is: on the one hand you can do.............. and on the other hand you can do.........................."

I sued a solicitor and won

[Robittybob1]

So does G A .......

he seems to know the truth .............

thats why he wrote the book ........

We can't say what he wrote is the truth as they were merely his opinions not facts.

[jassi]

I sued a solicitor and won

Any chance of a cite