Civil Litigation Division defends all civil litigation against government, institutes proceedings against defaulters liable to Government in damages be they in contract or delict. The division also shares with the other divisions the responsibility of providing legal opinions to Government Departments on administrative and constitutional matters as well as on the full range of subjects covered by the respective departments.

The division also undertakes cases on behalf of Town Councils, District Councils and the Land Boards where wider issues of policy are involved.

The legal representation described above is provided in the Magistrates Courts, the High Court, the Court of Appeal, the Industrial Court and various arbitral and disciplinary tribunals but not the customary courts.