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05 Sept 2025

Hearing on legal costs in McGregor case to be delayed

Nikita Hand won her case against Conor McGregor last week in the High Court

Hearing on legal costs in McGregor case to be delayed

Nikita Hand won her case against Conor McGregor last week in the High Court

The High Court has agreed to delay the hearing which will deal with liability for legal costs in the civil case brought by Nikita Hand against Conor McGregor by one week.

Nikita Hand won her case against the UFC fighter in court last week after a jury found McGregor guilty of raping Ms Hand in a Dublin hotel back in 2018.

Ms Hand sought damages against both Conor McGregor and his friend James Lawrence for the incident but Mr Lawrence was not found guilty of the assault.

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The jury awarded Ms Hand damages of €248,603.

Mr Justice Alexander Owens has today agreed to delay the hearing until Thursday, December 5.

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