Conor McGregor seeks Supreme Court appeal of Nikita Hand civil rape case

Conor McGregor and James Lawrence are seeking to further appeal the outcome of the Nikita Hand civil rape case to the Supreme Court.

A statement was made on Thursday by the law firm, Mulholland Law, acting on behalf of both men.

A panel of three Supreme Court judges will decide, at a future date, whether the appeal meets the necessary criteria for the court to hear it.

The court will only hear an appeal if the panel decides an issue of public importance is raised or that an appeal is in the interests of justice.

The Court of Appeal last July dismissed, on all grounds, Mr McGregor’s appeal against the High Court civil jury finding that he assaulted Ms Hand in Dublin’s Beacon Hotel on December 9th, 2018.

The court upheld the jury’s award of almost €250,000 in damages to Ms Hand and directed she was entitled to her legal costs against Mr McGregor.

In a statement by solicitor Ciarán Mulholland, he said: "We believe that the applications of Mr McGregor and Mr Lawrence raise serious legal issues arising from the Court of Appeal’s judgment of 31st July 2025. We now seek that the Supreme Court acknowledge the exceptional public interest in adjudicating on these applications favourably.

"Mr McGregor’s application focuses on his Constitutional right to silence, properly exercised on occasions and enshrined both in Bunreacht na hÉireann and the European Convention on Human Rights.

"However, lip service was applied in a highly prejudicial and unfair manner before the lower Courts against my Client and it is only right and just that this is considered and clarified by our Supreme Court.