Blacksmith

matthew wrote:Thanks frencheuropean!
 
Blacksmith did say he would not comment which ever way the libel trial would show us...which way the SY/Oporto case should follow...i dont think he expected the review to become a full investigation or news that the Cps had visited our friends in Portugal not long before we seen the picture of Gerry looking devastated...atm i dont expect there to be a libel trial
I feel we are at the end of the road & i dont expect to see the McCann's on Lorainnes sofa ever again (phew)

margaret wrote:

matthew wrote:Thanks frencheuropean!
 
Blacksmith did say he would not comment which ever way the libel trial would show us...which way the SY/Oporto case should follow...i dont think he expected the review to become a full investigation or news that the Cps had visited our friends in Portugal not long before we seen the picture of Gerry looking devastated...atm i dont expect there to be a libel trial
I feel we are at the end of the road & i dont expect to see the McCann's on Lorainnes sofa ever again (phew)

I'm thinking the same Matthew, could SY or Portugal risk something coming out that could be detrimental to charging those responsible for Maddies disappearance?


If the Trial is postponed because SY want to prepare a case and the McCanns are charged with Negligence and perverting the cause of justice , Amaral is home and dry. The problem is they had their arguido status lifted .....so what happens now?

Lillyofthevalley wrote:If the case doesn't go ahead because of SY then imo Amaral will lose out, financially and this is unfair as they have tried to destroy him, hopefully the trial will go ahead then let the arrest begin!

Yes he will LOTV.....I think the case was meant to be tried next month. The judge gave the Parties 6 months to come to an agreement outside of court , but if the Parties could not agree a Trial would take place and I think that was in February. If I was Amaral's Lawyer I would aske for an early Trial .

Panda wrote:

Lillyofthevalley wrote:If the case doesn't go ahead because of SY then imo Amaral will lose out, financially and this is unfair as they have tried to destroy him, hopefully the trial will go ahead then let the arrest begin!

Yes he will LOTV.....I think the case was meant to be tried next month. The judge gave the Parties 6 months to come to an agreement outside of court , but if the Parties could not agree a Trial would take place and I think that was in February. If I was Amaral's Lawyer I would aske for an early Trial .

Carolina wrote:

Panda wrote:

Lillyofthevalley wrote:If the case doesn't go ahead because of SY then imo Amaral will lose out, financially and this is unfair as they have tried to destroy him, hopefully the trial will go ahead then let the arrest begin!

Yes he will LOTV.....I think the case was meant to be tried next month. The judge gave the Parties 6 months to come to an agreement outside of court , but if the Parties could not agree a Trial would take place and I think that was in February. If I was Amaral's Lawyer I would aske for an early Trial .

I don't understand why either of you say that Amaral will lose out if the case doesn't go ahead because of SY. The judges in Portugal do not take into consideration events in other countries with regard to a libel trial, they only make their judgements in accordance with the laws.

Carolina, it depends very much on what exactly SY is investigating ....I think these 20 people are a smokescreen and it might be that Amaral's defence might involve information that the SY and the PJ would rather not be revealed at this stage.....we will just have to wait and see.

Claudia79 wrote:The PJ or SY have zero interference in our courts.

I understand that, but with all the high profile Government support the McCanns have had, if there is any understanding between SY and the Portugese Government about proceeding with the investigation , I think the McCann/Amaral case could throw up a lot of information which could affect what they are doing. Let's face it, the McCann/Amaral case was first reported 2 years ago , so what is a few more months before it comes to Court.???

mossman wrote::hi:Cass and Panda.  Yes, hopefully this is the case.  Tony Bennetts recent case was very different, it was about a breach of undertaking so not directly about the case.  That said, things seem to have progressed since then so an entirely different set of considerations at this point in time.

One would hope that Amaral could take his own action against the McCanns, if this case were eventually prosecuted.  About time the fund paid for something useful.  Give it all to Snr Amaral, after all he was one of the few who did try to leave no stone unturned in his search or Madeleine, just what the fund was set up for, or so we have been told..

Morning mossman , its not only Amaral that the McCanns are suing, it's TV1 who aired Amaral's video.  I do wonder why this case has dragged on for almost 2 years , the wheels of justice appear to grind very slowly in Portugal. Had this case been tried BEFORE SY and the PJ have agreed to co-operate who knows what might have been revealed. It was only less than 6 months ago that the McCanns tried to negotiate .....maybe they know something we don't lol

cass wrote:morning panda - lets hope so - but at min theres been so many ups and downs - its hard to see how justice will come - i mean what is justice ? - i just cannot see all the tapas n the mcanns going to jail ever

Panda wrote:

mossman wrote::hi:Cass and Panda.  Yes, hopefully this is the case.  Tony Bennetts recent case was very different, it was about a breach of undertaking so not directly about the case.  That said, things seem to have progressed since then so an entirely different set of considerations at this point in time.

One would hope that Amaral could take his own action against the McCanns, if this case were eventually prosecuted.  About time the fund paid for something useful.  Give it all to Snr Amaral, after all he was one of the few who did try to leave no stone unturned in his search or Madeleine, just what the fund was set up for, or so we have been told..

Morning mossman , its not only amaral that the mcCanns are suing, it's TV1 who aired amaral's video.  I do wonder why this case has dragged on for almost 2 years , the wheels of justice appear to grind very slowly in Portugal. Had this case been tried BEFORE SY and the PJ have agreed to co-operate who jnows what might have been revealed. It was only less than 6 months ago that the McCanns tried to negotiate .....maybe they know something we don't lol

Panda wrote:

Claudia79 wrote:The PJ or SY have zero interference in our courts.

I understand that, but with all the high profile Government support the McCanns have had, if there is any understanding between SY and the Portugese Government about proceeding with the investigation , I think the McCann/Amaral case could throw up a lot of information which could affect what they are doing. Let's face it, the McCann/Amaral case was first reported 2 years ago , so what is a few more months before it comes to Court.???

tanszi wrote:right I withdraw my comments then.  no they didn't look good at Madeleines Memorial but then I don't really want to see any photos of anyone attending funerals or memorials.  there was media interest at the funeral of someone very close to me, but we asked that they respect our wishes for no publicity and it was complied with.  I understand its a personal thing.