Administrative Law

The Judicial Review Section represents the State and State authorities in all non-immigration or asylum related judicial review proceedings. The Section also deals with habeas corpus applications under Article 40 of the Constitution, cases stated, letters of request from foreign tribunals, transfer of sentenced persons, and Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee cases.

The Immigration and Asylum Section represents the State and State authorities in judicial review proceedings in matters of immigration, nationality and citizenship, and international protection law.

The Section also has responsibility for habeas corpus applications, where these arise in an immigration or international protection context. The primary client of the Section is the Minister for Justice, and the Section also acts for the International Protection Appeals Tribunal.

The Counsels Fees Unit handles payments of legal fees to external counsel, the management of the operation of the Professional Fees Control Group and the reporting to the Attorney General on nomination of counsel and payments made.