As previously revealed by the Gazette, Ms Kellerman’s action was originally directed against Bernera Community Development Trust, a small charity which has nothing to do with the community café which was at the centre of Ms Kellerman’s complaint about her dog not being admitted.

The Development Trust ran up legal costs of over £7000 before Kellerman’s agents admitted in court that the action was directed against the wrong organisation. At that point, it was amended in order to sue Bernera Community Association, which runs the café on a voluntary basis, for £10,000.

The Association, which provides many community services on Bernera, confirmed this week that it faces potential bankruptcy if legal costs continue to mount. Already, normal fund-raising efforts are being diverted into legal fees to contest Ms Kellerman’s action.