Conor McGregor has been ordered to pay Nikita Hand’s costs arising from her successful lawsuit against him.
The High Court made the ruling this afternoon, although the costs are not at the level she was looking for.
Ms Hand won her civil case against the MMA fighter two weeks ago, suing him for damages, following the rape allegation at the Beacon Hotel.
This was after the DPP decided not to pursue a criminal prosecution against Mr McGregor.
However, Nikita lost her case against his friend, James Lawrence, whom she had also accused of raping her.
Today, she applied for an order directing McGregor to pay the entire legal bill, even the costs incurred as part of her unsuccessful legal action against Mr Lawrence.
McGregor’s barrister found it remarkable that she was looking for his client to pay costs towards a case she lost.
In the end, the judge didn’t direct McGregor to pay the full legal bill.
He has directed him to pay her costs at the ordinary level, as opposed to the higher level she sought.
And no order for costs was made against Mr Lawrence.
That means both he and Ms Hand will have to pay their own legal bills.
