
Earlier this year, Ramsay appeared in court after accusing his father-in-law, Christopher Hutcheson, of using a “ghost writer machine” to forge his signature on a 25-year rental agreement.
The judge ruled against him, claiming that Hutcheson “was acting within the general authority conferred on him by Ramsay”. It was noted that Ramsay was personally liablefor $1.2m in annual rent owed to the York & Albany pub, which resulted in a pre-tax loss of £6.4m. This is not the first time the two have been on separate sides in a court battle. Ramsay fired Hutcheson in 2010 for “gross misconduct”. He also accused him of stealing £2.2m and hacking into his computer. This was followed by news that cockroaches had been found in one of his restaurants and that, during an appearance on radio Capital Xtra, prime minister David Cameron declared he would sooner take world leaders to dine at chicken chain Nando’s than to one of Ramsay’s restaurants.- Zomato’s battle to be the champion of independent UK restaurants
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