Yvonne Joyce > Comyn Kelleher Tobin LLP > Cork, Ireland > Lawyer Profile

Comyn Kelleher Tobin LLP
2 George's Quay
Cork
Ireland

Work Department

Healthcare, Litigation, Alternate Dispute Resolution & Data Protection

Position

Partner in the Healthcare Department

Career

Yvonne Joyce is a partner in the Healthcare Department, providing advice on contentious and non-contentious matters. She has extensive experience in all aspects of defending clinical negligence claims and has been involved in many high value catastrophic injuries cases concerning complex issues of liability, causation and quantum. Yvonne also provides advice on all aspects of healthcare law including the duty of confidentiality and consent.

Yvonne is a CEDR Accredited Mediator with an active interest in promoting mediation as an alternative to litigation. She is currently a Council Member with the Irish Commercial Mediation Association. Yvonne has lectured on the MSc in Clinical Microbiology, Trinity College Dublin on “Legal Aspects of Healthcare Infection” since 2013 and previously was a tutor on the Medical Negligence module, Professional Practice Course II, Law Society of Ireland.   She is also a former member of the School of Medicine Research and Ethics Committee, Trinity College Dublin.

In 2021, Yvonne took on the role of joint Pro Bono Lead Partner and is a member of the Pro Bono Pledge Steering Group which has recently been established with a view to provide strategic direction to the operation and development of Pro Bono Pledge Ireland.

Yvonne is a ranked lawyer with Chambers and Partners Europe Guide.

Memberships

  • Member of the Roll of Solicitors, Law Society of Ireland
  • Member of the Roll of Solicitors, Law Society of England & Wales
  • Council Member, Irish Commercial Mediation Association
  • Member of the Dublin Solicitors Bar Association
  • Former member of the School of Medicine Research Ethics Committee, Trinity College Dublin
  • Member of the Southern Law Association

Education

  • BCL (University College Cork)
  • Certificate in Data Protection Practice, Law Society of Ireland
  • CEDR Accredited Mediator
  • Diploma in Employment Law (University College Dublin)
  • Chartered Tax Advisor, Irish Tax Institute

Lawyer Rankings

Ireland > Healthcare and life sciences

Comyn Kelleher Tobin LLP is a major player in healthcare litigation, especially clinical and professional negligence, along with product liability cases. The firm has defended the Health Service Executive (HSE) for decades, along with the State Claims Agency since 2004. The firm is also noted for insurance coverage disputes, data protection matters and GDPR claims. Eamon Harrington is head of litigation and has an outstanding reputation in medical negligence. Patrice O’Keeffe, Katharine Kelleher and Hilda O’Keeffe are also key partners, along with Alison Kelleher and Yvonne Joyce.