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- After a three-week trial in London in July 2020, Andrew Nicol, a High Court judge sitting without a jury, rejected Depp's claim in a verdict announced later that year, ruling that the published material was "substantially true".
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Jul 7, 2020 · Transcripts from the Depp v NGN libel trial at the UK High Court in July 2020.
Depp v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2020] EWHC 2911 (QB) was a defamation lawsuit brought in England. The case was initiated by American actor Johnny Depp, who sued News Group Newspapers (NGN) and then-executive editor [a] Dan Wootton for libel after The Sun ran an article [b] that claimed Depp had abused his ex-wife and criticised his casting in ...
Nov 2, 2020 · Judgment by Mr Justice Nicol of Depp v Wootton and NGN Newspapers libel trial at the UK High Court. Handed down 2 Nov 2020.
Mr Justice Nicol : The trial of this libel action is presently due to start on 7th July 2020 with a 15-day time estimate. It was previously listed to start on 23rd March 2020 with a 10-day estimate, but it was necessary for that hearing to be adjourned.
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Jul 7, 2020 · This section is a repository for documentation from the Depp v NGN and Wootton Libel Trial which started at the UK High Court on 7 July 2020. The Sun newspaper, owned by NGN, called Johnny Depp a "wife-beater". He says this is untrue and defamatory. They say it is true. This trial, with Mr Justice Nicol presiding, will decide that.
Nov 24, 2020 · At a 16-day trial in July 2020, the Court dismissed Mr Depp’s claim, ruling that NGN had proven, on the balance of probabilities, that the allegations published about Mr Depp were “substantially true”. They therefore had a complete defence to the claim under s.2 Defamation Act 2013.
week trial in the High Court last year, in which both Mr Depp and Ms Heard gave evidence, Mr Justice Nicol found that the allegation was true. The Court in its judgment emphasised that an appeal against the decision of a trial judge on questions of disputed fact faced serious difficulties: see para. 8 of its judgment – and that none
