He said that the legal bill for Mr Lawrence, which would be due to be paid by Ms Hand if his appeal is successful, is likely to exceed the award of damages to be paid by McGregor.

McGregor could use Lawrence appeal as ‘avatar’ to reduce legal bill, court told - Conor McGregor has paid the legal fees of ...

On Tuesday morning, the Court of Appeal in Dublin heard that McGregor would no longer be relying on additional evidence that had not been given to the initial trial for his appeal.

Judge: McGregor case jury can consider if he ‘concocted pornographic fantasy’ Mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor is being sued by a woman who claims he raped her in a Dublin hotel in ...

Co-defendant James Lawrence arrives at court, on the day of Irish mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor's civil trial on allegations of sexual assault, in Dublin, Ireland November 19, 2024 ...

Mr McGregor is facing an accusation in the civil action that he ‘brutally raped and battered’ Nikita Hand at a hotel in south Dublin in December 2018.

John Fitzgerald SC, for Mr Lawrence, said his client had an entirely consensual sexual encounter with Ms Hand. Mr Justice Alex Owens’ charge to the jury began following closing arguments.

A woman who has accused Irish mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor of raping her thought the 36-year-old was going to kill her, and said he “wasn’t taking no for an answer”, a court in ...

Conor McGregor has paid the legal fees of his co-defendant in a civil case, James Lawrence. James Lawrence could be being used as an ‘avatar’ by Conor McGregor, a court has heard (Brian ...

McGregor was ordered by a judge to pay Ms Hand 100,000 euro (£85,000) of the damages and 200,000 euro (£170,000) of an expected 1.3 million euro (£1.1 million) in legal costs before the appeal.

Mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor is being sued by a woman who claims he raped her in a Dublin hotel in December 2018. ... is also suing another man, James Lawrence, for assault.