About Us
Comyn Kelleher Tobin LLP (CKT) is a leading Irish law firm with a team of more than 70 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 2023 and as a Leading Firm in The Legal 500 EMEA 2023. 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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Landmark Ruling by Court of Appeal in England and Wales clarifies that Courts can integrate Mediation and other forms of Dispute Resolution into the Court Process
Landmark Ruling by Court of Appeal in England and Wales clarifies that Courts can integrate Mediation and other forms of Dispute Resolution into the Court Process. Here Eamon Harrington gives an overview of the judgement. Summary The Court of Appeal in England and Wales issued a long-awaited judgment on 29th November 2023, confirming that the court can
November 30, 2023 -
CKT take part in Run in the Dark 2023
Congratulations to Lauren Kelleher, Cliona O’Brien, Lorraine Kelly and Sarah Biggin of the CKT team who completed the Run in the Dark on the 15th of November. They joined thousands of people across the globe in donning their running shoes and hitting the roads in supporting the Mark Pollock Trust. Mark’s amazing story is one
November 20, 2023 -
Eamon Harrington elected as Senior Vice President of the Law Society of Ireland
In November 2023, the newly elected Council of the Law Society of Ireland commenced their term for the year ending November 2023. We are delighted to see Eamon Harrington, Partner, CKT commence his role as the new Senior Vice President. The Law Society of Ireland is governed by a Council, comprising elected and nominated members of the
November 16, 2023 -
Navigating Change: Key Amendments to Assault Legislation includes New Stand-Alone Offence of Stalking
Introduction The Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 aims to make significant reforms to Criminal Law in Ireland. Specifically in respect of Irelands National Strategy to tackle Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based violence. The act was enacted earlier this year in July and has made a number of appreciable changes to Irish Law. This article written
November 16, 2023