An attempt to overturn the election result of former Secretary of State for Scotland Alistair Carmichael will be heard in Edinburgh in September.
The specially convened Election Court will sit on September 7 and 8 in the Court of Session and be heard by Lady Paton and Lord Matthews.
Carmichael faces the court after he admitted lying about leaking a Scotland Office document during the election campaign.
Resulting anger from constituents saw a crowd funding appeal raise more than £60,000 to mount a legal challenge.
The Orkney and Shetlands MP was one of only three sitting MPs to keep their seat at the general election. His majority of 10,000 was squeezed down to 817. His confession of guilt came after the election campaign.
The legal challenge is being brought under Section 106 of the Representation of the People Act 1983, which makes it a criminal offence to release a ''false statement'' about the character and conduct of an election candidate.
There is a possibility that proceedings could be broadcast live. The court is currently considering this with a further hearing due to take place on August 31 to finalise any arrangements.
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