Last year, the high court of London found against Johnny Depp in a libel case he leveled against NGN newsgroup and The Sun tabloid in particular. 

Johnny Depp and his legal team immediately appealed the decision.

The appeals process has been rather involved, first going to the original judge to approve or deny that the appeal should move forward, which the judge denied. It was his judgement, after all. That was to be expected.

That left team Depp open to take the appeal to the next level, further requesting that the judge's denial should be overlooked and that the appeal should move forward.

That process could have left Depp and his crew in legal limbo for a year or more. But now, Depp's lawyers have asked for permission to introduce new evidence. That's ramped up the process, and there's going to be a hearing on the evidence, and the appeal at large.

The hearing is set for March 18th. 

If granted, this matter could be decided much sooner than we thought.

What do you think? Will Johnny's appeal be granted? Or will he be out on his ear?

Hat tip to Laura B.