Legal costs of Conor McGregor civil assault trial vastly exceeds damages paid to Nikita Hand, court told

Court of Appeal hearing to decide whether decision by trial judge to award costs against Mr McGregor’s co-defendant James Lawrence should be overturned heard Mr Lawrence would get costs from Nikita Hand

Nikita Hand arriving at the Court of Appeal in Dublin on Tuesday morning. Court heard legal costs vastly exceeded €250,000m damages awarded to her. Picture: Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie

The Court of Appeal has heard the legal costs involved in the civil assault trial of Conor McGregor totalled €1.3m, vastly exceeding the €250,000 damages awarded to victim Nikita Hand.

At a hearing to decide whether or not the decision by trial judge Alexander Owens to award costs against Mr McGregor’s co-defendant James Lawrence should be overturned, the court heard the decision had been misconceived in fact.