Statistics
Practising barristers | Number | % |
---|---|---|
All barristers | 2411 | 100 |
Female barristers | 621 | 25.76 |
Male barristers | 1789 | 74.2 |
Seniority (in years) | < 1 | 1 - 5 | 6 - 10 | 11 - 15 | 16 - 25 | 26 - 35 | 36 - | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Female | 3 | 152 | 159 | 106 | 126 | 54 | 21 | 621 |
Male | 3 | 247 | 299 | 243 | 405 | 293 | 299 | 1789 |
Total | 7 | 399 | 458 | 349 | 531 | 347 | 320 | 2411 |
Ages (in years) | <= 29 | 30 - 39 | 40 - 49 | 50 - 59 | 60 - 69 | 70 - 79 | 80 - 89 | 90+ | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Female | 6 | 149 | 195 | 161 | 72 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 621 |
Male | 10 | 261 | 379 | 412 | 407 | 294 | 26 | 0 | 1789 |
Total | 16 | 410 | 575 | 573 | 479 | 330 | 27 | 0 | 2411 |
Senior counsel (QC or SC) | Number | % |
---|---|---|
All senior counsel | 398 | 100 |
Female senior counsel | 60 | 15.08 |
Male senior counsel | 338 | 84.92 |
Practice Area | Male | Female | Total | M:F Ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alternative dispute resolution | 293 | 82 | 375 | 3.57 |
Appellate | 579 | 200 | 779 | 2.9 |
Commercial | 677 | 218 | 895 | 3.11 |
Common law/personal injury | 344 | 95 | 439 | 3.62 |
Criminal | 434 | 176 | 610 | 2.47 |
Defamation | 73 | 30 | 103 | 2.43 |
Environment and planning | 130 | 63 | 193 | 2.06 |
Equity | 581 | 184 | 765 | 3.16 |
Family law and guardianship | 157 | 93 | 250 | 1.69 |
Industrial/employment | 197 | 69 | 266 | 2.86 |
Inquests/inquiries | 467 | 186 | 653 | 2.51 |
International | 179 | 55 | 234 | 3.25 |
Public/administrative | 481 | 195 | 676 | 2.47 |
Tax/revenue | 117 | 30 | 147 | 3.9 |