Three of Gordon Ramsay's in-laws have admitted hacking into his company's computer system.

The celebrity chef's father-in-law Chris Hutcheson, 68, along with his sons, Adam and Chris Jnr, could be facing up to two years in jail after hacking into Gordon Ramsay Holdings Ltd (GRHL) between October 23, 2010 and March 31, 2011.

Hutcheson Snr, who is the father of Ramsay's wife, Tana, was involved in a public falling out with the chef, which was aired in legal battles heard at the High Court.

Hutcheson Snr, who had previously held a senior position with GRHL, had been dismissed by the company.

The prosecution say that he was motivated to unlawfully access the computer systems as a result of the dismissal.

The court heard that emails were exchanged between Chris Hutcheson Snr and Adam Hutcheson, discussing how they could "crack into" specific email accounts of GRHL employees.

It was alleged the accounts were hacked to access material that could prove useful in civil litigation proceedings between Ramsay and Hutcheson Snr.

Once the chef, who was born in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, realised he had been hacked, he instructed an expert who identified the IP addresses of those involved.

The IP addresses for the Hutcheson's were determined through the civil litigation papers.

A Met Police expert reviewed the log files and found almost 2,000 unauthorised entries into the accounts of Gordon Ramsay Holdings Ltd.

Chris Hutcheson Snr, who has a home in Druillat, France, gave an address of Wycombe Place, Earlsfield, south-west London, while Hutcheson Jnr is from Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, and Hutcheson is from Sevenoaks, in Kent.