BREAKING NEWS: Portuguese judge orders ex-cop Goncalo Amaral to pay Kate and Gerry McCann 250k euros each in libel trial decision Part 2

Re: McCanns v Amaral trial is NOT LIBEL!
Post Joss Today at 3:17 pm
@OxfordBloo, I think you might find this thread on the subject here interesting in what Onehand a poster on CMOMM has to say about the verdict, and if i understand correctly Onehand has a legal background.

Re: McCann family vs Amaral et al Judgment Verdict - April 27, 2015: Translated by Anne Guedes

Re: Gonçalo Amaral confirms he will appeal the damages decision to higher Court.
Montclair  « Reply #1700 on: Today at 07:17:06 PM »

Quote from: Carana on Today at 11:28:12 AM

From what I've been able to gather, there are - limited - grounds on which she could dismiss one, but otherwise the process moves up (with a non-binding legal opinion), so I have no problem in understanding that.

However, and you may have missed it, Montclair, but I had asked you where you found the idea that the a quo judge can modify her verdict.

Sorry not answering but I forgot. It was the lawyer daughter of a a friend of mine who told me that the appeal goes to the quo judge who has the chance to modify her verdict, not that it happens very often. I didn't know that before she told me.