Amber Heard steps up call for retrial with claims of ‘improper juror service’

Amber Heard steps up call for retrial with claims of ‘improper juror service’ (Victoria Jones/PA)

Amber Heard’s lawyers have stepped up their demands for a new trial in her multimillion-dollar defamation case with Johnny Depp following claims of “improper juror service”.

In documents filed on Friday, the Aquaman star’s legal team said that “newly discovered facts and information” about an individual juror meant that a mistrial ought to be declared.