Nearly sixty Crown Court cases listed for Londonderry have been held up due to an ongoing legal aid dispute between the Department of Justice and lawyers.
The set-back to the administration of justice locally was outlined by the Justice Minister David Ford in response to an Assembly Question tabled by Lord Morrow.
The Minister first published proposals aimed at reducing the cost of civil legal aid by up to £4 million a year in 2012.
He's been at loggerheads with the legal profession ever since. But what effect is that having here?