A £300,000 battle over who can use the name 'Tartan Army' has reached Scotland's highest court.

The owners of the famous name for the Scotland national team's supporters have taken a magazine publisher to court in a bid to stop him calling his title 'The Famous Tartan Army magazine'.

Bob Shields and Don Lawson have had the rights to use the term on a wide variety of merchandise since they bought the business, Tartan Army Limited, in 2006.

They have now launched a £300,000 damages claim against Iain Emerson, who runs The Famous Tartan Army magazine, and his company Alba Football Fans Limited, its publisher, at the Court of Session.

Mr Emerson argued no one can have exclusive rights over the name and that the trademark should be ruled invalid.

Following a preliminary hearing on the case, Judge Lord Glennie ruled that Mr Emerson, of Stirling, could not be sued personally, only his company.

As well as damages Mr Shields and Mr Lawson are also seeking an interdict banning the magazine from using the name and an order "for destruction of all products and promotional and marketing material in the defenders' possession using the 'Tartan Army' mark."

Lord Glennie has now ruled a further hearing will be needed to discuss the case. No date has been set.