"McGregor alleges a Sky News reporter called out to him "through a media scrum that he was a rapist" Conor McGregor has been granted permission to serve legal papers on Sky News for an alleged defamation he claims occurred in the immediate aftermath of his trial last year, after which he was found civilly liable for the rape of Nikita Hand in a Dublin hotel room."
"At the High Court today, Paul O'Higgins SC, appearing with Mark Lynam SC for Mr McGregor, successfully applied to Ms Justice Mary Rose Gearty to serve plenary summons papers outside of the jurisdiction to intended defendants Sky News UK and Sky News Ltd."
Conor McGregor received High Court permission to serve legal papers on Sky News UK and Sky News Ltd over an alleged defamatory remark made immediately after his trial. McGregor alleges a Sky News reporter called out to him "through a media scrum that he was a rapist" in the immediate aftermath of the trial. He was found civilly liable for the rape of Nikita Hand in a Dublin hotel room following that trial. At the High Court, counsel Paul O'Higgins SC, assisted by Mark Lynam SC, successfully applied to Ms Justice Mary Rose Gearty to serve plenary summons papers outside the jurisdiction to the intended defendants. The permission enables initiation of a defamation claim against the broadcasters.
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