About Us
Comyn Kelleher Tobin LLP (CKT) is a leading Irish law firm with a team of more than 90 professionals in Cork and Dublin.
Founded in 1982, CKT’s dynamic team of lawyers have a strong reputation of providing strategic legal advice and superb service in litigation and dispute resolution, healthcare and medical law, insurance, employment, residential and commercial property, and child and family law.
CKT is ranked in the top 25 law firms in Ireland, and currently ranked in Chambers & Partners Europe Guide 2024 and as a Leading Firm in The Legal 500 EMEA 2024. For the 10th year in a row, we have also maintained our Q9000 gold standard from the Institute of Legal Research and Standards for our risk and quality management systems. Additionally, Karen Tobin, Partner in the Family Law Team won Munster Lawyer of the Year Award in 2021, 2022 and again in 2023 as well as winning overall National Family Lawyer of the Year Award at the Irish Law Awards 2023. CKT also won the overall award for Employment Team of the Year 2023 and the award for ADR Firm of the Year 2022.
Comyn Kelleher Tobin LLP is a limited liability partnership regulated by the Legal Services Regulatory Authority.
Corporate Social Responsibility
Comyn Kelleher Tobin LLP has throughout its history sought to achieve the firm’s business objectives of providing the best legal advice to our clients, while acting as good corporate citizens in our community. Our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) committee strive to ensure that we work across the four dimensions of CSR – The Workplace, The Environment, The Community and The Marketplace.
At CKT, we believe that people working together have the power to do great things. As a team we regularly take part in fun runs, marathons, 5km and 10km walks and runs such as the Run in the Dark and Calcutta Run, coffee mornings hosted in our office and many other events to raise awareness and much needed funds for various charities. In addition, we are committed to an inclusive and equal workplace.
CKT also has members of independent human rights organisation FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) and in 2020, we were a founding signatory of the Pro Bono Pledge Ireland. In 2021, we enhanced our Pro Bono policy and researched and selected organisations to work with on a Pro Bono basis.
Additionally, CKT has a long-standing partnership going back many years with University College Cork. The Comyn Kelleher Tobin Scholarship supports one postgraduate student on the LLM Childrens’ Rights and Family Law at UCC.
Working at CKT
We are always looking to recruit exceptional talent. With offices in Cork and Dublin, our growing firm is renowned for providing high quality training in a great atmosphere, with exceptional opportunity for career development.
Recent Articles
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Court Rejects Transfer Request in Assisted Decision-Making Case: Strict Interpretation of the 2015 Act Reaffirmed
Kevin Healy, Solicitor, CKT reviews the decision by O’ Connor J in the Circuit Court, where an application was made under the Assisted Decision-Making (capacity) Act 2015 (the 2015 Act) by the children of AB, who had previously been appointed as Decision Making Representatives (DMR), for a deed of transfer of their father’s property into
November 12, 2024 -
Eamon Harrington elected President of the Law Society
Comyn Kelleher Tobin LLP is delighted to congratulate our colleague Eamon Harrington on his appointment as President of the Law Society of Ireland for the year 2024/2025. The appointment takes effect from 8th November 2024. Commenting on his appointment, Eamon said, “I am honoured to serve as Law Society President. It is imperative that the solicitors’ profession
November 8, 2024 -
CKT Well within the Law Workshop
CKT are committed to helping enable the legal profession support a healthy workplace culture by looking after ourselves, our clients and our colleagues. This month we were delighted to welcome Antoinette Moriarty, Head of Psychological Services and Mary Duffy, Chartered Work and Organisational Psychologist, The Law Society of Ireland to our offices for an educational
November 6, 2024 -
Cliona Kenny interview with 96FM regarding employee absence due to extreme weather events
Cliona Kenny, Partner of Comyn Kelleher Tobin spoke with P.J. Coogan on the Opinion Line on 96FM in Cork regarding employee absence due to extreme weather events. Listen to the full interview here: As outlined, there is no statutory framework within which absolute rules or rights are given to employees where they cannot attend
November 1, 2024