Mixed Martial Arts fighter has denied Nikita Hand’s claim he raped her in Dublin hotel
Conor McGregor case: If jury decides woman was assaulted, damages should be appropriate, judge saysMs Hand and Ms Kealey gave evidence they had been partying all night from the evening of Saturday December 8th into the morning of December 9th and had consumed alcohol and cocaine. Mr McGregor and Mr Lawrence were separately partying in Dublin nightclubs and consumed alcohol. Mr McGregor said cocaine was also available. Mr Lawrence said he has never taken cocaine.
Obviously a rape is a very serious matter, rapes are “devastating” for victims, they have to live with them for the rest of their lives and rape trenches on dignity and mental health, he said. He said aggravated damages involve sums awarded on grounds including the conduct of the perpetrator, including their conduct of litigation, which shocks the plaintiff. Punitive or exemplary damages are a different level, they mark “particular disapproval” by the jury of the defendants conduct. The jury could award punitive if they considered, for example, witnesses got together to concoct a story, including alleging that a plaintiff is a gold digger.
Should the jury find Mr Lawrence assaulted Ms Hand, the judge excluded them from assessing damages against him for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder suffered by Ms Hand.
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