An Angus man is seeking compensation of more than £100,000 after his wife suffered serious head injuries while on holiday in Cyprus.
Sylvia Harvey, 62, was walking across a pelican crossing in the city of Limassol with her father when she was struck by a car.
She was rushed to hospital with head, eye and brain injuries and is understood to have been in intensive care for at least two weeks.
She also suffered cuts and severe grazes to her back and shoulder, as well a broken finger.
Following the collision, her husband, John Harvey, and other members of the family flew over to the Mediterranean island with support from the British High Commission office.
Mrs Harvey, who worked as a nurse at the Academy Medical Centre in Forfar before the incident, was also transferred to another hospital on the island before she was eventually taken by air ambulance back to Britain.
She was then treated at Ninewells Hospital for a number of weeks so she could be closer to her home in Kinnell in Angus.
Since Mrs Harvey suffered her injuries on November 14 2012, legal action has subsequently been raised by her husband through Digby Brown Solicitors and the case has called for the first time at the Court of Session in Edinburgh.
Mr Harvey said: “We are waiting for further medical reports.
“Things should be going ahead in the next couple of months.”
Mr Harvey said his wife was making reasonable progress.
If the claim is successful, the pair could receive more than £100,000 from Pancyprian Insurance Limited, which is the driver’s insurers.
It is understood the driver of the car was not charged by police following the incident.
A spokesman for Digby Brown confirmed the firm was representing Mr and Mrs Harvey, adding: “This case highlights the legal remedies available to UK citizens injured abroad.
“It is important anyone in this type of situation gets specialist legal advice.”
No-one Pancyprian Insurance was available for comment.