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Diploma Centre hosts immigration-law experts

The Law Society’s Diploma Centre last week hosted an Immigration Law Alumni Spotlight Event, which took the form of a panel discussion followed by a question-and-answer session. 

The event (6 February) was organised as a networking opportunity for current and past students on the Certificate in Immigration Law and Practice, as well as an occasion for leading experts to examine some of the key immigration-law updates in Ireland. 

The panel was chaired by Dr Thamil Venthan Ananthavinayagan (Assistant Principal at the Department of Justice).

The speakers were: 

• Hilkka Becker (chair, International Protection Appeals Tribunal),
• Maria Hennessy (Assistant Protection Officer, UNHCR), and
• Ángel Bello Cortés (partner, Fragomen). 

The 2025 Certificate in Immigration Law and Practice will start in November.  

For more information, contact the Diploma Centre team at diplomateam@lawsociety.ie.