A long-running fight over the final cost to the public of the Aberdeen Art Gallery revamp will be settled in court.
The Press and Journal reports that the city council has been at odds with building contractor McLaughlin and Harvey over the price of the delay-struck refurbishment for more than two years.
Extensive renovation of the Victorian venue began in 2015 and was expected to be completed by late 2017.
However, it was not until November 2019 that the public was readmitted to what went on to be named Scotland's Best Building.
A date has been set next month for a hearing at the Court of Session in Edinburgh.
Initially priced at £30million, the final bill eventually reached at least £34.6million.
Just how much additional cost is under dispute is, as yet, unclear.
Representatives for both Aberdeen City Council and McLaughlin and Harvey appeared in front of Lord Ericht last week.
A hearing day was set for July 26 at the Court of Session.
Last November, the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland announced that Aberdeen Art Gallery was the winner of the 2021 Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award.
It was the latest accolade for the gallery which was a joint winner of Art Fund Museum of the Year 2020 and a recipient of a 2021 National Award from the Royal Institute of British Architects.
Hoskins Architects refurbished and extended the 19th century category A listed building.
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