James Lawrence Taking Legal Action Against Nikita Hand
James Lawrence seeks damages for malicious litigation following a personal injury action by Nikita Hand after Conor McGregor was found liable for assault against her, court documents state.
- On Friday, Mulholland Law said it issued High Court proceedings on behalf of James Lawrence against Nikita Hand, stating, `We can confirm that we have issued High Court proceedings on behalf of our client Mr Lawrence against Ms Hand arising from the recent personal injury action brought against him in which a jury returned a verdict of not guilty. James Lawrence`.
- Nikita Hand sued Conor McGregor over an incident on December 9th, 2018, winning almost 250,000 euros in damages while McGregor was ordered to pay about 1.3 million euros in legal costs.
- Lawyers for James Lawrence said he was maliciously subjected to horrendous litigation and are seeking damages for an abuse of process, describing the claim as frivolous and exposing him to costly media scrutiny.
- Both the High Court and the Court of Appeal ruled against awarding James Lawrence his legal costs, noting that Conor McGregor had paid them in an arrangement described as `shrouded in mystery`.
- Earlier this month, new evidence was dramatically withdrawn and is under investigation by gardaí for possible perjury, with the Director of Public Prosecutions to decide on prosecutions.
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