Overview
- Ms Justice Emily Egan granted default judgments against Samantha O’Reilly and Steven Cummins and stayed the orders for four weeks to allow any set-aside applications.
- A judge will assess the damages owed to Nikita Hand at a later date, and the costs of the default application were awarded to her.
- Court documents show both defendants were served last August at Cherry Orchard Green, Ballyfermot, but neither filed an appearance.
- O’Reilly and Cummins had sworn affidavits for Conor McGregor’s Court of Appeal challenge before that proposed evidence was withdrawn at the July hearing.
- Proceedings against Conor McGregor continue, with his solicitors Mulholland Law having entered an appearance in Hand’s High Court claim alleging malicious abuse of process.