The UK Law Gazette has some celeb news !
Hollywood superstar Johnny Depp came up against the nuances of civil procedure rules yesterday after he asked for permission to call extra witnesses to his libel trial.
Depp successfully persuaded the High Court in an interim ruling to allow relief from sanctions after serving witness statements some eight hours late. That hurdle was passed, but Mr Justice Nicol refused permission to call one witness and allowed the other to give only limited evidence at trial, after ruling on how relevant their contributions would be.
Depp, the star of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, has a libel claim against the Sun newspaper over allegations about his behaviour towards his ex-wife Amber Heard. The 15-day trial is set to start on 7 July, after being adjourned in March.
