I do see what you mean. The latest suggestion is that Dr Amaral's Lawyers are questioning the legality of Madeleine's name on the writ doofa as she is a ward of court and were given 15 days to provide the judge with the info. and Drs McCann's lawyers asked for a postponement on the basis of more info re Alan Pike. I would just as soon wait til the concrete had cured before I built an edifice if you get my drift. Until a body is found alive or dead no one can begin to guess what if any crime has been committed and who is the guilty party. Sometimes these things jump up and bite you in the bum when least expected. Witness the disappearances of Margaret Hogg & John Stonehouse.
You raise a good point Estuarine
We are overlooking the fact that the McCanns' lawyer felt it necessary to provide additional information about Alan Pike
It occurs to me that Mr Pike was the only witness who presented himself in a professional capacity when speaking of the mental anguisgh the McCanns had suffered as a result of Amaral's book
During his witness deposition he was questioned by the lawyer for the publishers. She, despite some obsfucation by Alan Pike, eventually determined that his professional standing was less than immediately apparent
In short, she established that he was not even a qualified psychologist
Given that there were no other professional witnesses to speak about the McCanns' mental state this dimishing of Alan Pike's opinions was quite relevant, I thought
It may be that the McCanns lawyer thought so too, and that is why additional information has been presented at the 11th hour ... in an attempt to shore up Mr Pike's assertions that he was qualified to make the kinds of judgements that he did ... on what were, essentially, mental heath issues which would, more properly, have been addressed by a qualified mental health expert
This might be an indication that the McCanns and their lawyers are not entirely confident of the outcome either
