Did false memory syndrome play a part in the McCann case?

[Alice Purjorick]

Only a pretendy one with a photo-shoot on the steps of the High Court

Was that the sartorial elegance jobby?

[Carana]

Was that the sartorial elegance jobby?

I think so, but I can't remember a full-blown trial. If there had been one, it would have been dissected to death.


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/madeleinemccann/3209361/Tapas-Seven-accept-damages-in-Madeleine-McCann-case.html

Murat, Michaela and Malinka also got a pay-out from the UK media, but I don't remember a trial, either. Just a pic in front of a court house.

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/jul/17/medialaw.pressandpublishing

[Eleanor]

I think so, but I can't remember a full-blown trial. If there had been one, it would have been dissected to death.


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/madeleinemccann/3209361/Tapas-Seven-accept-damages-in-Madeleine-McCann-case.html

Murat, Michaela and Malinka also got a pay-out from the UK media, but I don't remember a trial, either. Just a pic in front of a court house.

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/jul/17/medialaw.pressandpublishing

They were both settled out of court.

[slartibartfast]

They were both settled out of court.

Which means both side relinquish the right to get the case tried in law.

[Robittybob1]

Only a pretendy one with a photo-shoot on the steps of the High Court

That would send the right message to some.

[Carana]

That would send the right message to some.

No doubt. Including the many media outlets that weren't sued.

[Alice Purjorick]

Which means both side relinquish the right to get the case tried in law.

Indeed.
Furthermore in the event something the plaintiff relied upon was hooky the defendant has redress to have his ackers returned.
See Lance Armstrong v The Sunday Times.

[slartibartfast]

Indeed.
Furthermore in the event something the plaintiff relied upon was hooky the defendant has redress to have his ackers returned.
See Lance Armstrong v The Sunday Times.

Probably only if it had gone to trial?

[G-Unit]

Probably only if it had gone to trial?

There were a few out of court settlements, weren't there? Wasn't Amaral given the chance to take that option also? He didn't do it though.

[Robittybob1]

There were a few out of court settlements, weren't there? Wasn't Amaral given the chance to take that option also? He didn't do it though.

He was a tough nut.

[Alice Purjorick]

Probably only if it had gone to trial?

Dunno!
I would have thought that The Fraud Act 2006 might have provided a happy hunting ground in the Amstrong case.
The only thing I know for sure is the Times agreed a settlement and are still wiping the smile off their face.
It is also bizarre that The TdF had two Centenary Races. 2003 and 2013. I have the official 2003 Centenary Book Mr A. won the 2003 event and Mr Froome the 2013.......oh well the best laid plans of mice and men and all that.

[G-Unit]

He was a tough nut.

He sure was, and his situation wasn't the same as the newspaper's.  He, like the McCanns, was fighting on a personal level.

[Brietta]

What all of this has to do with false memory syndrome I have no idea, however in the spirit of if you can't beat 'em ...

Snip
Roy Greenslade, professor of journalism at City University London, said the apology was unprecedented and that it was significant that the newspapers had settled out of court.

"It shows just how culpable they were that they didn't even try to fight the action in court," he told BBC radio.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1582175/Papers-apologise-to-Madeleine-McCann-parents.html

[faithlilly]

What all of this has to do with false memory syndrome I have no idea, however in the spirit of if you can't beat 'em ...

Snip
Roy Greenslade, professor of journalism at City University London, said the apology was unprecedented and that it was significant that the newspapers had settled out of court.

"It shows just how culpable they were that they didn't even try to fight the action in court," he told BBC radio.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1582175/Papers-apologise-to-Madeleine-McCann-parents.html

And rightly so. The Express published some truly awful articles with little or no foundation.

[slartibartfast]

And rightly so. The Express published some truly awful articles with little or no foundation.

Always interesting to read what the newspaper retracted in each case and compare with what CR say.