Rory email indicated no issue with fees, court 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.

McIlroy is taking an action against Dublin-based Horizon Sports Management Ltd; Gurteen Ltd, with a registered address in Malta; and Dublin-based Canovan Management Services.

McIlroy’s email was sent in response to an email of Conor Ridge, managing director of Horizon Sports Management Ltd, setting out the proposed commission rates, Paul Sreenan SC, for Horizon and two other companies, outlined.