Details of a financial action brought against tennis ace Andy Murray and his parents by a former adviser have emerged in a High Court judgment.
Proceedings against the 26-year-old Wimbledon champion, his mother Judy and father William have been brought by David Cody, who was appointed in 2003 as their exclusive adviser.
David Donaldson QC, a deputy High Court judge in London, gave a ruling on Tuesday on a preliminary issue relating to costs.
He ordered Mr Cody, who lives in Texas, to provide security of $30,000 (£18,600) and said the proceedings would be “stayed until such payment is made”.
Giving the background, he said: “The first defendant is the well-known tennis player; the other two defendants are his parents.They entered into a written agreement dated December 16 2003 with the claimant under which the claimant was appointed their exclusive adviser in relation to his professional tennis career.”
The judge said that on April 25 2005 Mrs Murray gave notice terminating the contract.
Part of Mr Cody’s argument against the order was that “the modest level of his assets is such that any order for security would stifle his claim”. But the judge was not satisfied that Mr Cody “will be unable to find $30,000”.