"The Book"

Verdi wrote:Gerry McCann's vision..

So on the afternoon of Friday 11 May, the paralegal, accompanied by a barrister, flew out to Portugal. We’d warned them to keep their arrival at our apartment low-key, so as not to attract any unwanted attention from the media lying in wait outside. In they came, dressed in bow ties and braces– the barrister was even wearing a panama hat. I heaved a sigh. They might as well have had great big arrows pointing at their heads reading ‘lawyer’. Not to worry: it was their presence and input that were important.

As well as this initial meeting we had two further sessions with the lawyers over the course of that weekend to explore how they might be able to assist us. There had already been some speculation in the press, based on those erroneous reports that when Madeleine was taken we were dining ‘hundreds of metres away’, that we could face prosecution for negligence.

After examining the proximity of the Tapas restaurant to apartment 5A, the barrister first of all assured us that our behaviour could not be deemed negligent and was indeed ‘well within the bounds of reasonable parenting’.

madeleine by KATE MCCANN  [extract for research and debate only]
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There is a pair of birds nesting locally, guarding the nest night and day to protect their little fledglings (I can hear them) - there is also a resident kestrel on the prowl night and day licking his beak in anticipation of bagging one of the little fledglings.  I can't help but feel for the little'uns and their parents being constantly harassed by the dangers of predators and other natural threats.  The chances of survival for the whole brood are doubtful with all the perils they face but the parents can't be faulted for their 24 hour vigil to protect their young against all adversity.

They don't need a barrister to tell them their behaviour is well within the bounds of reasonable parenting - they are governed by instinct not money and man-made rules and regulations.

Seems to me that human beings think themselves superior to the laws of nature.

sandancer wrote:Bow ties , braces , a Panama hat !

Do barristers , lawyers Really dress like that outside Mills and Boon fiction ?   

Irene 2 wrote:

Verdi wrote:Gerry McCann's vision..

So on the afternoon of Friday 11 May, the paralegal, accompanied by a barrister, flew out to Portugal. We’d warned them to keep their arrival at our apartment low-key, so as not to attract any unwanted attention from the media lying in wait outside. In they came, dressed in bow ties and braces– the barrister was even wearing a panama hat. I heaved a sigh. They might as well have had great big arrows pointing at their heads reading ‘lawyer’. Not to worry: it was their presence and input that were important.

As well as this initial meeting we had two further sessions with the lawyers over the course of that weekend to explore how they might be able to assist us. There had already been some speculation in the press, based on those erroneous reports that when Madeleine was taken we were dining ‘hundreds of metres away’, that we could face prosecution for negligence.

After examining the proximity of the Tapas restaurant to apartment 5A, the barrister first of all assured us that our behaviour could not be deemed negligent and was indeed ‘well within the bounds of reasonable parenting’.

madeleine by KATE MCCANN  [extract for research and debate only]
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There is a pair of birds nesting locally, guarding the nest night and day to protect their little fledglings (I can hear them) - there is also a resident kestrel on the prowl night and day licking his beak in anticipation of bagging one of the little fledglings.  I can't help but feel for the little'uns and their parents being constantly harassed by the dangers of predators and other natural threats.  The chances of survival for the whole brood are doubtful with all the perils they face but the parents can't be faulted for their 24 hour vigil to protect their young against all adversity.

They don't need a barrister to tell them their behaviour is well within the bounds of reasonable parenting - they are governed by instinct not money and man-made rules and regulations.

Seems to me that human beings think themselves superior to the laws of nature.

They hauled a Barrister over from the UK to advise them on this just one week after Madeleine's disappearance. They thought being charged with neglect was the only flaw in their plan?

http://mccannfundfraud.info/2010/02/a-forensic-examination-of-the-company-accounts/

"Interestingly the book doesn’t mention the names of the paralegal and the barrister who spent the weekend in Portugal to advise them
On Sunday May 13 the IFLG issued a press brief release with Ann Thomas, managing partner as the contact person. It merely said that ‘last week’ they and barrister Michael Nicholls QC had been instructed to act for the McCanns…and that details of how contributions could be made to help get Madeleine back would be made available ‘in the next couple of days.’
Presumably then, Mr Nicholls was the barrister who reassured the McCanns about their ‘reasonable’ parenting. According to the website maintained by his Chambers his principal areas of practice are:
‘International and domestic family law and medical ethics, including jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement, conflicts of law, child abduction, international relocation, private children’s cases, contempts, families and the media (freedom of expression and press injunctions) and disputes about medical treatment.’
It is unclear why his particular expertise warranted instruction in a missing child case where there was no issue of family abduction. Apart from his family law experience he also had expertise in media (freedom of expression and press injunctions) but at that time the media was totally supportive of the McCanns.
It is perhaps strange that the IFLG paralegal, expert in the complex area of international family abductions, would promote the idea of setting up a limited company so convincingly that the McCanns agreed. At the time of the first meeting between the McCanns and the two legal visitors, Madeleine had been missing for only one week"

virtualalex wrote:If I'd been her lawyer I would have said, "Just don't write a book. You're going to drop yourself in it..."

Irene 2 wrote:

virtualalex wrote:If I'd been her lawyer I would have said, "Just don't write a book. You're going to drop yourself in it..."

With Clarence in her other ear, " Drop yourself in it and I'll spin it"  Contentment assured, attention and kerching! 

Verdi wrote:

walla wrote: I noticed this observation some time ago. To be fair, it may not have been her say-so, it may have been her publishers. Or do you know differently? If so, I stand corrected.

Couldn't give a kipper's doodah who is responsible for the book cover design - fact remains this is it..



Who is to take responsibility for the misleading information on the front cover - who is to take responsibility for the content between front and back cover?

It is Kate McCann's book whichever way you try to excuse the presentation.

maebee wrote: Just an observation about the bewk. This must be the only occasion she has said "Our daugher's disappearance". Was she not allowed use her preferred "Our daughter's abduction"?

nglfi wrote:I've just started reading this quite shocking exercise in  narcissism and self promotion, and she does push abduction by a paedophile throughout. Interesting use of disappearance on the front cover though.

Get'emGonçalo wrote:

nglfi wrote:I've just started reading this quite shocking exercise in  narcissism and self promotion, and she does push abduction by a paedophile throughout. Interesting use of disappearance on the front cover though.

Disappeared with a paedophile.

No evidence of harm blah, blah, blah.

Living like a princess and giving them her tuppenceworth.

Dinner with paedophile Clement Freud.

Parallel universe.

nglfi wrote:

Get'emGonçalo wrote:

nglfi wrote:I've just started reading this quite shocking exercise in  narcissism and self promotion, and she does push abduction by a paedophile throughout. Interesting use of disappearance on the front cover though.

Disappeared with a paedophile.

No evidence of harm blah, blah, blah.

Living like a princess and giving them her tuppenceworth.

Dinner with paedophile Clement Freud.

Parallel universe.

It is really quite shocking. Something in particular which stood out to me (well one thing among many actually) is Kate's description of the last full night she spent with Madeleine on p61. I was reading about her argument with Gerry, how it progressed and the fact that he went back to the apartment before her. When she started to talk about how arguing like this was so unusual, I was fully expecting her to state that at least she got to spend the last night with Madeleine, sleeping in the same room with her and feeling some closeness.

However, the chapter ends 'Though it can have no bearing that I can imagine on subsequent events, the thought of Gerry and me sleeping alone on this of all nights still makes me feel sad.'

This just completely sums up the selfishness and egocentrism of the woman. What about Madeleine??? What about some happiness that at least her last night with the family was sleeping with mummy and her siblings?? It was one of many real wtf moments for me. And I'm not even halfway through yet!!

sharonl wrote:Mmm, interesting;

We also had Kates' comment that she was happy to have a bottom apartment as opposed to the Paynes' top apartment because it meant that the children were not at risk of falling from the balcony.

We have blood & cadaver odour found in the flower beds.  And Gerry's comment "the night we found her

Add to that, that according to the PJ, the kids were all sleeping in one apartment, probably Paynes.

Its been bothering me for ages, Kate also commented that when it was time to come in to get ready for bed, Madeleine not wanting to do that, would play for time, running around, playing hide n seek.  I cannot find this now but have been looking for it as I think it may be significant.

Did Madeleine fall from Paynes' apartment?

Anyway - At least Kate isn't blaming God, well not completely anyway.  She takes a little bit of responsibility because she prayed that her family would not bang their heads or get hurt in a car accident, she didn't consider abduction.