A judge will deal next week with various pre-trial matters in the action by golfer Rory McIlroy over a disputed representation agreement.

Golfer Rory McIlroy’s father is to be asked to produce documents as part of his son’s legal dispute with a sports management company, the Commercial Court has heard.

Mediation talks between Rory McIlroy and his former sports management agency over a disputed fees agreement will take place this week, the Commercial Court heard yesterday.

A High Court judge has ordered the world’s number one golfer Rory McIlroy and his former management company, Horizon Sports Management, to engage in peace talks over the next four weeks.

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Golfer Rory McIlroy wants an autumn trial date for his legal challenge to the validity and enforceability of representation agreements involving allegedly “unreasonable” fee rates and commissions, the Commercial Court has been told.

An email sent by golfer Rory McIlroy in October 2011 indicated no difficulty with a proposed representation agreement under which he would pay commission rates of 20% and 5% respectively on his off- and on-course earnings, the Commercial Court in Dublin was told yesterday.

A dispute on the extent of documents which must be handed over for the legal action by golfer Rory McIlroy over a representation agreement for services provided by Horizon Sports Management will be heard at the Commercial Court next month.

Golfer Rory McIlroy has claimed he paid over $6.8m (€5m) to his agent Horizon Sports Management Ltd based on unreasonable fee rates “many times greater” than is standard in the sports agency industry.