Take 10 – October 2022 – Lexology

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Madeleine McCann’s parents lose 14-year libel battle against Portuguese detective

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has handed down a judgment relating to a libel claim brought by Kate and Gerry McCann against Portuguese detective, Goncalo Amaral, his publisher, and a broadcaster. Mr Amaral initially led investigation into the 2007 disappearance of the McCann’s 3-year-old daughter, Madeleine. In 2008 Mr Amaral published a book alleging that the McCann’s were involved in their daughter’s disappearance, later repeating the allegations in a TV documentary and newspaper interview. After the McCann’s sued in libel, the Portuguese Supreme Court found in favour of the defendants, relying on the fact that the media was already rife with allegations of a similar nature prior to the relevant publications (a consideration of…

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