Johnny Depp's bid to overturn ‘wife beater’ ruling to be considered by the Court of Appeal in March

Johnny Depp's bid to overturn UK Court's ‘wife beater’ ruling to be heard next month by the Court of Appeal.

The 'Pirates of The Caribbean' star wants the court to order a retrial of his libel claim against the UK tabloid over an article calling him a 'wife beater', which a High Court judge found was 'substantially true'.

Last year in July, Justice Nicol ruled that Depp assaulted Heard on a dozen occasions and put her in 'fear for her life' three times.

The dashing actor is now challenging that ruling and his application for permission to appeal against the ruling will be heard next month.

In an order issued on Monday, Lord Justice Underhill said Depp’s application for permission to appeal should be considered at a hearing, 'if possible between March 15 and 31'.

The judge said an application by Johnny Depp's legal team to rely on new evidence, which was not heard at the trial, would also be dealt with at the same hearing.