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Nikita Hand awarded legal costs against McGregor after civil rape trial

Summary

In a civil trial, Conor McGregor was found liable for raping Nikita Hand in a Dublin hotel room. Mr Justice Alexander Owens ordered McGregor to pay legal costs exceeding €1 million, but made no cost order for co‑respondent James Lawrence, who was found not liable. Owens noted that the case was "the most peculiar and singular" he had seen, referring to Lawrence's claim of consensual sex with Hand, which Hand denied. He awarded "party‑party" costs to McGregor, rather than the higher "solicitor‑own client" costs sought by Hand's lawyers, and left costs for Hand's claims against Lawrence to be paid by each side. Owens adjourned the matter to 16 January to consider an application for a stay pending appeal, and said he would separately decide on McGregor's social‑media post about a "kangaroo court.".

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Nikita Hand awarded legal costs against McGregor after civil rape trial. Procedural stage: trial

When:

• January 16 Adjournment
• December 9, 2018 Hearing Or Sentence
• January 18 Other
• 2024-12-05 Publication

Why: During the trial, Mr McGregor said he believed he paid for Mr Lawrence's legal bills because he would not be able to fund lawyers himself. CNI source report

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Read the original CNI report