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Johnny Depp is denied permission to appeal his High Court defeat | Daily Mail Online
"Johnny Depp's bid to overturn a damning High Court ruling that he assaulted his ex-wife Amber Heard and put her in fear for her life has been dealt an initial setback after he was refused permission to appeal.
Earlier this month, Mr Justice Nicol dismissed the Pirates Of The Caribbean actor's claim, finding NGN had proved what was in the article was 'substantially true'.
The same judge refused Mr Depp permission to appeal last week, ruling: 'I do not consider that the proposed grounds of appeal have a reasonable prospect of success.'
The judge also ordered the actor to make an initial payment to NGN of almost £630,000 for the publisher's legal fees.
Mr Justice Nicol said in his ruling: 'In substance, the claimant disagrees with my findings of fact, but for the reasons summarised by (NGN's barrister Adam Wolanksi QC) the findings of fact by a first instance tribunal - particularly one, such as myself, who has heard oral evidence - are rarely open to challenge on appeal.
'In any event, I do not consider that the proposed grounds of appeal have a reasonable prospect of success - and that is also the case so far as the grounds of appeal suggest that I erred in principle or in law - and there is not some other compelling reason why permission to appeal should be granted.'
In the ruling, which was made public on Wednesday, Mr Justice Nicol gave Mr Depp until December 7 to apply directly to the Court of Appeal to overturn his judgment.
In his main judgment, published earlier this month, Mr Justice Nicol concluded that 12 of the 14 alleged incidents of domestic violence relied on by NGN did occur.
The judge found that Mr Depp assaulted Ms Heard on a dozen occasions and put her in 'fear for her life' on three occasions, including one the actress described as a 'three-day hostage situation' in Australia in March 2015."
"Johnny Depp's bid to overturn a damning High Court ruling that he assaulted his ex-wife Amber Heard and put her in fear for her life has been dealt an initial setback after he was refused permission to appeal.
Earlier this month, Mr Justice Nicol dismissed the Pirates Of The Caribbean actor's claim, finding NGN had proved what was in the article was 'substantially true'.
The same judge refused Mr Depp permission to appeal last week, ruling: 'I do not consider that the proposed grounds of appeal have a reasonable prospect of success.'
The judge also ordered the actor to make an initial payment to NGN of almost £630,000 for the publisher's legal fees.
Mr Justice Nicol said in his ruling: 'In substance, the claimant disagrees with my findings of fact, but for the reasons summarised by (NGN's barrister Adam Wolanksi QC) the findings of fact by a first instance tribunal - particularly one, such as myself, who has heard oral evidence - are rarely open to challenge on appeal.
'In any event, I do not consider that the proposed grounds of appeal have a reasonable prospect of success - and that is also the case so far as the grounds of appeal suggest that I erred in principle or in law - and there is not some other compelling reason why permission to appeal should be granted.'
In the ruling, which was made public on Wednesday, Mr Justice Nicol gave Mr Depp until December 7 to apply directly to the Court of Appeal to overturn his judgment.
In his main judgment, published earlier this month, Mr Justice Nicol concluded that 12 of the 14 alleged incidents of domestic violence relied on by NGN did occur.
The judge found that Mr Depp assaulted Ms Heard on a dozen occasions and put her in 'fear for her life' on three occasions, including one the actress described as a 'three-day hostage situation' in Australia in March 2015."
