Public Law Division
This division contains two sections, namely, the Commercial and Constitutional Litigation Section and the Judicial Review Section.
Commercial and Constitutional Litigation Section
The cases dealt with by this section usually go to full plenary hearing in the High, Circuit and, sometimes, the District Court. They are also are frequently appealed to the Supreme Court or referred to the European Court of Justice. Issues of law arising in these cases include areas such as commercial, contract, employment, insurance, international, intellectual property, environmental, electoral, planning, housing, public health, social welfare, administrative, constitutional and European Union law.
Judicial Review Section
Judicial Review provides the means by which judicial control of administrative action is exercised and is the process by which the High Court exercises jurisdiction over the proceedings and decisions of inferior courts. These include tribunals and other bodies that carry out quasi-judicial functions or those which are charged with the performance of public acts and duties. This section also deals with habeas corpus, cases stated, adoption cases, transfer of sentenced persons, letters of request from foreign tribunals. It also handles the service of documents under EU Council Regulation No. 1348/2000 and the 1965 Hague Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil and Commercial Matters.