The deal expands Stewarts Solicitors’ footprint to six locations: Newtownards, Comber, Belfast, Ballymena, Kircubbin and now Bangor.

For more than 40 years, Peter Dornan & Co Solicitors has served clients throughout North Down and Belfast, building strong relationships and offering trusted expertise across key practice areas.

The firm brings substantial experience in criminal law, road traffic matters, conveyancing, family law and general practice work.

Joining Stewarts Solicitors from the existing leadership team at Peter Dornan & Co are Patrick Barr and Dermot Bowes.

Charlie Stewart, managing director of Stewarts Solicitors, said: “Peter Dornan & Co Solicitors has been a respected and trusted practice in Bangor and Belfast for over 40 years.

“We are very pleased to welcome Dermot, Patrick and the wider team into the Stewarts Solicitors family.

“This transition strengthens our local presence, enhances the range of legal services we provide and ensures continuity of care for clients who have relied on the firm for generations.

“Our commitment remains focused on delivering a first-class legal service across Northern Ireland which is effective, pragmatic and delivered in a friendly and professional manner.”

Stewarts Solicitors is a Northern Ireland-based law firm with offices in Newtownards, Comber, Belfast, Ballymena, Kircubbin and Bangor, providing legal services across family law, conveyancing road traffic matters, medical negligence and general practice.