Overview

• The three-judge panel overruled attempts to exclude McGregor’s “no comment” police interviews and to introduce new evidence as inconclusive.
• The court upheld the November High Court finding that McGregor sexually assaulted Nikita Hand at Dublin’s Beacon Hotel in December 2018.
• McGregor is now required to compensate Hand nearly €250,000 and cover approximately €1.3 million in her legal fees.
• Medical witnesses had detailed bruises and internal injuries consistent with assault, bolstering Hand’s case against McGregor’s consent defence.
• The decision highlights how civil litigation can enforce accountability for public figures even when criminal charges are not pursued.