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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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Budget 2025: New Capital Acquisition Tax Threshold
The increase in the Capital Acquisitions Tax (CAT) threshold announced in Budget 2025 is the first significant increase to the threshold in nearly 5 years. Kate Russell, Solicitor in the Property and Probate Department discusses the recent changes to the CAT threshold and how it is a crucial factor to consider in proper Estate Planning. What
October 2, 2024 Read more -
CKT co-authors European Trade Secrets Guide 2024
CKT were delighted to collaborate with our European Globalaw colleagues in the very first publication of The 2024 European Trade Secrets Guide. This is a comprehensive and valuable resource for our clients looking to protect trade secrets across Europe. With special thanks to our Partner Cian Duane for contributing his legal expertise and valuable insights
September 30, 2024 Read more -
Shifts in Personal Injury Awards: The 2023 Annual Report of the Courts Service
The Irish Courts Service has issued its annual report for 2023, and one notable finding is the decline in the number of personal injury claims issued compared to previous years. In this article, Barry Kelleher, Senior Associate CKT and Aisling Fitzsimons, Trainee CKT analyse the report, it’s outcomes and future outlook for the Irish personal
September 26, 2024 Read more -
New Protections for Stalking Victims: A Landmark Legal Shift
On the 2nd of September, significant changes to the law came into effect to protect the victims of stalking. This article written by Karen Tobin, Partner and Elena O’Driscoll, Trainee Solicitor provides an overview of the key changes introduced. Historical Position – the Issues Historically, victims of stalking had limited recourse to legal protection unless
September 23, 2024 Read more