On Thursday Ms Heard’s legal team submitted a notice that claimed errors made during the trial had prevented a ‘just and fair verdict’.

Ms Heard’s legal team had previously claimed that ‘newly discovered facts and information’ about the juror meant that a mistrial ought to be declared.

Penney Azcarate, who presided over the case, dismissed claims that an individual juror had not been properly vetted

It comes after Ms Heard’s lawyers demanded a retrial following claims of ‘improper juror service’

Amber Heard has remembered her mother after her first birthday since her death. The actress penned a tribute to Paige Heard, who died in May. She wrote on Instagram: “Yesterday was my mom’s birthday. They say the first one is the hardest.