EX-99.J1 13 h33120aexv99wj1.txt CONSENT OF BALLARD SPAHR ANDREWS & INGERSOLL, LLP CONSENT OF COUNSEL AIM FUNDS GROUP We hereby consent to the use of our name and to the reference to our firm under the caption "Investment Advisory and Other Services - Other Service Providers - Counsel to the Trust" in the Statements of Additional Information for the retail and institutional classes of AIM Funds Group (the "Trust"), which is included in Post-Effective Amendment No. 100 to the Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (No. 2-27334), and Amendment No. 100 to the Registration Statement under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (No. 811-1540), on Form N-1A of the Trust. /s/ Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP ------------------------------------------ Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP Philadelphia, Pennsylvania February 14, 2006