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Johnny Depp's team make their final arguments in the case against NGN over an article labelling him a "wife beater". Eleanor Laws KC cross examined the opposition's witnesses, including Amber Heard who had made 14 allegations of violence against Mr Depp.
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The High Court of Justice of England and Wales dismissed actor Johnny Depp’s libel claim after finding that an article and headline accusing him of domestic abuse were substantially true in meaning. The article was published in The Sun newspaper and accused Mr Depp of abusing his ex-wife Amber Heard, causing her significant injury and leading her t...
The claimant in this case was the American actor known as Johnny Depp. On April 27, 2018, an article was published on the website of the The Sunnewspaper. It was headlined “GONE POTTY How Can J K Rowling be ‘genuinely happy’ casting wife beater Johnny Depp in the new Fantastic Beasts film?”. From approximately 7:58am on April 28, 2018 the headline ...
Mr Justice Nicol sought to determine whether the defendants had defamed Mr Depp. The claimant argued that the articles “caused serious harm” to his reputation, pursuant to section 1 of the Defamation Act 2013, and this was accepted by the defense in written closing submissions. Thus, the burden of proof rested on the defendants to prove that the li...
Associate Mathilde Groppo provides a case analysis for LexisNexis on the Court of Appeal’s decision in Depp II v New Group Newspapers Ltd and another [2021] EWCA Civ 423.
Nov 1, 2023 · Nick Wallis covered both the English and American court battles between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, his blogging and tweeting crowdfunded by his followers. Then he turned it all into a book, which is reviewed here by Paul Magrath.
Nov 2, 2020 · It would require a much longer article to explain all the differences, but the essence of the legal split between England and America is that if you write something defamatory in London, the...
Aug 3, 2020 · Depp’s legal team will seek to prove that the libel complained of meets the serious harm test under Section 1 of the Act. Depp’s team have sought to rely on the following to show the seriousness of the alleged defamation: That domestic violence is heinous and criminal conduct;
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Nov 5, 2020 · Traumatic, intensely intimate and unflattering details of a tumultuous relationship apparently punctuated with blazing rows, a drug and alcohol-fuelled lifestyle and allegations of domestic abuse – strenuously denied – were uncovered in court and made front-page news worldwide.
