Dates have been set for the courtroom showdown between Aberdeen City Council and city centre retailers over the local authority's bus gates.
A preliminary hearing at the Court of Session in Edinburgh fixed dates for the substantive hearing on November 11 and 12 - set to be livestreamed on the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service website.
During yesterday's hearing, the court also granted permission for Aberdeen City Council to lodge an affidavit, a written statement, from its chief planning officer David Dunne to provide context to emails he had sent.
In December, The Press and Journal uncovered a series of emails in which Mr Dunne repeatedly asked bosses from First and Stagecoach to provide favourable statistics demonstrating the positive impact of the much-maligned bus gates.
Veteran retailer Norman Esslemont is spearheading the legal challenge against the council's bus gates, which city centre businesses say has had a devastating impact on their trade.
Read more about the hearing and legal challenge in the P&J.