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Catherine Allison and Company Solicitors celebrating 20 years in Dundalk
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Catherine Allison & Company Solicitors, Dundalk are going from “strength to strength” following 20 years in business.
Catherine Allison opened her Solicitors practice in Dundalk in April 2000 and celebrated 20 years in business in April 2020.
Unfortunately, celebrations could not take place due to Covid restrictions, however, we could not let this occasion pass without
a big thank you to all of our clients, staff and colleagues in Dundalk.
Catherine is very pleased with the growth of the business and would like to extend her heartfelt thanks to all her clients and local business for their support over the last twenty years. She would also like to thank her team for their hard work in
Sir Christopher Bellamy QC (Chair):
Sir Christopher is a former judge with a wealth of legal experience. He has recently stepped down as Chairman of Linklaters global competition practice and joined Monckton Chambers to focus on mediation and arbitration. Sir Christopher will lead a dedicated review team within Government and will have close oversight of the work to ensure it meets these terms of reference and delivers robust, evidence-based recommendations.
Professor Sue Arrowsmith QC:
Sue Arrowsmith is Professor Emerita of Law at the University of Nottingham, where she was formerly Director of the Public Procurement Research Group and leader of the EU Asia Link project to establish procurement research centres globally. She was appointed Queen’s Counsel (honoris causa) in 2019 and in 2007 received the CIPS Swinbank Medal for thought innovation in purchasing and supply. She is currently a member of the Government’s Thematic Trade Advisory Group on procurement and also served
Expert and Advisory Panel appointed for the Independent Review of Criminal Legal Aid
A panel of experts has been appointed to support Sir Christopher Bellamy QC (Chair) in examining the long-term sustainability of the criminal legal aid system.
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28 January 2021
The Expert and Advisory Panel, appointed by the Lord Chancellor, will provide support by testing and challenging the review’s emerging findings and recommendations.
Sir Christopher, who was appointed by the Lord Chancellor on 21 December 2020 will chair monthly meetings of the expert and advisory panel, beginning in February. Sir Christopher will submit his recommendations to the Lord Chancellor later this year and it is intended that the report will be published by the end of this year alongside the government’s response.