FINAL DETAILS IN RELATION TO TOMORROW’S CPD EVENT
Our next CPD event will take place tomorrow, Friday 19th November 2021 from 4-5 pm. This event will take place in person only in the President's Hall in the Law Society, Blackhall Place, Dublin 7 to allow for optimum physical distancing and ventilation. Expected attendance is up to 40 people. You can check in from 3.30 pm.
Marie Flynn BL will speak on “Leave to Land & Detention”
Anthony Hanrahan BL will speak on “The Scope of Ministerial Discretion in the Immigration Sphere”
In order to minimise COVID risk, the Committee has decided not to offer tea/coffee prior to the event, and we hope you can understand that running the event safely is our priority. All attendees will be required to show EU Digital COVID certificate and photographic ID. Both will be checked before entry can be permitted; please arrive early to allow time for check-in administration.
All attendees are requested to wear face masks at all times and to respect physical distancing measures, particularly when checking in, and when entering and leaving the hall. There will be distances of 1-2 metres between seats i.e. from centre of seat in front to the centre of the seat behind. Hand sanitiser will be available.
Attendees are reminded to take personal responsibility for their actions in order to minimise their personal risk of infection and transmission. We would encourage attendees to consider using an antigen test prior to attending the event.
Covid-19 Questionnaire:
Please do not attend if you answer YES to any of the below questions; - Have you been diagnosed with confirmed or suspected Covid-19 infection in the last 14 days? - Are you awaiting the results of a Covid-19 test? - Within the past 5 days, have you been a household close contact of someone who has symptoms of COVID-19 or who has tested positive for COVID-19? - Do you have any of the following typical COVID-19 symptoms; fever, high temperature, persistent coughing, issues with taste and smell or breathing difficulties/ shortness of breath, runny or blocked nose, nausea, vomiting or diarrhoea, aches and pains, sore throat, and headache. - Have you experienced a loss or change in your sense of smell or taste now or in the past 14 days? - Have you been advised to restrict your movements at this time? - Have you been advised by a doctor to self-isolate at this time? - Are you in the Very High Risk group as defined by the HSE? - Are you in the High Risk group as defined by the HSE?
European Lawyers in Lesvos (ELIL)
If you would like to make a donation to the European Lawyers in Lesvos project (ELIL), cash donations will be gratefully received at check-in to this event. Alternatively you can donate at the following link https://www.europeanlawyersinlesvos.eu/donate
ELIL was founded in 2016 by the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) and the German Bar Association, and provides legal assistance to (mostly Afghan) asylum-seekers in Athens and on the Greek islands of Lesvos and Samos.
If you have any questions, please email info@iila.ie and we will assist.
We look forward to meeting you all tomorrow.
The IILA Committee